Too long I have heard you preach and prate, Maulana <br />But so far there has been no change in my fate, Maulana <br />Keep to yourself your preachings of gratefulness <br />My heart, like an arrow, they penetrate, Maulana <br />The truth, only you know or God knows <br />They say that Jimmy Carter is your pir incarnate, Maulana <br />The land to the landlords, the machine to the despoilers <br />This, according to you, is God's dictate, Maulana <br />Why don't millions fight for Palestine <br />Prayers alone cannot from chains liberate, Maulana <br /> <br />... <br />Pir: Sufi Saint <br /> <br />[Translated from Urdu Poem 'Maulana']<br /><br />Habib Jalib<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/maulana/
