Oh Masjid Al-Aqsa ! We All Are Weeping

( From my poetry book ' Voice of Heart' )
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Oh Masjid Al-Aqsa ! We all are weeping ,
But do not expect from us anything more ;
You can see , our hearts are full of pain ,
Tears have made our eyes red and sore .
Never think ! We are not your pious heirs ,
But our souls are dead and hands are weak ;
Having no power to defend our life and honor ,
What can we do beyond our wail and shriek? .
I think , you are deluded with some of us ,
Yes, people call them as Rulers and Kings ;
You might be hoping from their grandeur ,
But you take them like birds with no wings .
They are faithful servants of their Masters ,
The height of their mind is only their Throne ;
Their everything of which one can even think ,
Is a fiction : They have nothing of their own .
Now listen ! let me confide a secret in you ,
Have an intent gaze into the ranks of your foes ;
You can easily perceive your emerging saviour ,
Who will ease your grief and relieve your woes .
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( On the occasion of Israel allowing the Gazans to offer their prayer in Masjid Al- Aqsa on Sunday after seven years)
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Dr. Mustafa Kamal Sherwani,LL.D.
Lucknow,U.P. India
sherwanimk@yahoo.com
+91-9919777909

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