An Ode For The Emirates Poem by Bashir Goth

Let Imraul Qais, Antra and yesteryear poets
Weep on their Atlal
On their blackened hearthstones
And sing an ode for the Emirates
Forget Abbasid Baghdad and its splendors
Its poets, its goblets, and its maidens
And sing an ode for the Emirates
Leave Umayyad Damascus and its domes
Its Byzantium palaces, its Udari poets
In the distant memory
And sing an ode for the Emirates
Weep not on the ruins of Al-Andalus
And its cities of light
The arches and tapestry of Al Hamra
And fountains of Madinat Al-Zahra
And sing an ode for the Emirates
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Sing for the miracle, mythical
Meteoric rise of Abu Dhabi and Dubai
For the splendid beauty of Sharjah
For the elegance of Ajman and Umm Al Quwain
For the glory of Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah
For the Shimmering towers adorning the sky
For the highways and overhanging bridges
Stop and gaze in amazement and awe
At Arabia's 21st century wonder
And sing an ode for the Emirates.
-Bashir Goth (2nd Dec.2016)