My God
Unbound by
Religious shell, you are!
Epitome of unbridled freedom, you are! !
...
Ya Mohammed,
May the lord shower
His grace upon him!
You are the golden dawn
...
My God,
It may be for my faltering steps,
And my hazy vision,
I travel along with you,
...
Bring no garland of flowers
For my lover has no neck;
No welcome with betel to chew
For he lacks a human mouth;
...
You are not alone, Surayya!
Allah’s deep love is like the soft moonlight.
You have worn it as a shield;
You alone hear the rhymes
...
Ahmed Moonamkai is one of the writers of Kerala. He was born on the 1st of April 1972 at Kavilumpara, a village in Calicut district of Kerala State. He has done his post graduation in Philosophy & Religion from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India.)
Oh, The Boundless
My God
Unbound by
Religious shell, you are!
Epitome of unbridled freedom, you are! !
Your light
And your shade,
For my happiness, I seek! ! !
So too for my restful sleep.
You raze the boundaries of
Cities and of households.
Yet, I encapsulate you
In the depth of my heart.
Is it human heart alone
A world never ending?
Oh, the core of boundless infinity,
I worship thee.
Written by Kamala Surayya
Translated from Malayalam by: Ahmed Moonamkai