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By: Ershad Khan Source: IslamiCity Jan 2, 2020 No Comments
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Category: Featured, Highlights, World Affairs Topics: Human Rights, Kashmir, New Year, Palestine, Rohingya, Uyghurs Values: Charity, Compassion Channel: Poetry Views: {file:content.php} {function:blp_getCustomField} {postID:22415} {customField:ic-view-count}973
Fireworks, fireworks!
In dazzling colors
Pierced through the dark
Lit up cold, Manhattan sky.
Another year of hope and sorrow
I’m waving you good-bye.
Fireworks, fireworks!
From L.A. to Pittsburgh
Around the Washington Mall
What a display of glittering rainbow
For me and you, and for all.
Fireworks, fireworks,
Around the sky of Sydney Harbor
Lighting up Eiffel Tower
From Moscow to Tokyo
Holding hands in bursting joy
Wide-eyed Juliets and Romeos.
Fireworks, fireworks!
Who’s there to console aching hearts
When innocent tears dry…
Fireworks, fireworks!
White phosphorus rains down from Gaza sky
In re-education center
Uyghur men rot in hopeless sigh
In Rohingya camps
Violated women spend bleak days and nights
Kashmiri blood spills on roads
For legitimate rights
Fireworks, fireworks…
On New Year’s Eve
Shouldn’t I wonder
About their plights ?
Category: Featured, Highlights, World Affairs
Topics: Human Rights, Kashmir, New Year, Palestine, Rohingya, Uyghurs Values: Charity, Compassion Channel: Poetry
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Topics: Human Rights, Kashmir, New Year, Palestine, Rohingya, Uyghurs Values: Charity, Compassion Channel: Poetry
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a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"O People of Gaza! … Forgive Us!";s:12:"thePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/104599/o-people-of-gaza-forgive-us/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Aadil Farook";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/forgiveness.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"muslim world|/topics/muslim-world";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 25 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 24, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Aadil Farook|/by/aadil-farook";s:5:"theID";i:104599;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:51:"O People of Gaza! O People of Palestine!Forgive us.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"O People of Gaza! … Forgive Us!";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
O People of Gaza! … Forgive Us!
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:16:"Life’s Essence";s:12:"thePermalink";s:47:"https://www.islamicity.org/78655/lifes-essence/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Mansoor Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iStock-521618766-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:35:"human dignity|/topics/human-dignity";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 12 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 28, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mansoor Alam|/by/mansoor-alam";s:5:"theID";i:78655;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Allama Iqbal: Bal-e Jibril (Poem 24)
Human intellect resolves issues only with information
But the cure of humanity's ills requires holistic vision
The human p......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:16:"Life’s Essence";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Life’s Essence
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:16:"Bidding Farewell";s:12:"thePermalink";s:51:"https://www.islamicity.org/101274/bidding-farewell/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eid-mubarak-poem-2-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"eid al-fitr|/topics/eid-al-fitr";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 30 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 11, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:101274;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"
Bidding farewell to the month of the fast;
taking stock of my devotion.
You want to congratulate me- it sure went fast!
But I’m in no mood for celebration.
Don’......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:16:"Bidding Farewell";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Bidding Farewell
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:19:"Ceasefire, They Say";s:12:"thePermalink";s:53:"https://www.islamicity.org/104122/ceasefire-they-say/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Ershad Khan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:91:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/dove-holding-a-palestinian-flag.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"ceasefire in gaza|/topics/ceasefire-in-gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 21 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 21, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Ershad Khan|/by/ershad-khan";s:5:"theID";i:104122;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"They say
It's ceasefire now
You don't need to panic
Or be terribly afraid anymore
Don't have to hold your breath
And run for your life
From flattened North
To down South
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Ceasefire, They Say
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:"A Tribute to Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS)";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/102191/a-tribute-to-hazrat-imam-hussain-as/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Sherwani Mustafa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Tribute-to-Imam-Hussain.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"ashura|/topics/ashura";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 14 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"July 14, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Sherwani Mustafa|/by/sherwani-mustafa";s:5:"theID";i:102191;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"
Oh ! the son of Prophet, the saviour of men,
The sultry noon of the horrid summer,
When long back this day, your pious blood,
Fell to the soil in a ruthless way,
Haun......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:"A Tribute to Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS)";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
A Tribute to Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS)
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:15:"A Hopeless Case";s:12:"thePermalink";s:48:"https://www.islamicity.org/102030/hopeless-case/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Ershad Khan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:68:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/genocide.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"genocide|/topics/genocide";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 20 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 20, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Ershad Khan|/by/ershad-khan";s:5:"theID";i:102030;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"
They sat just ten feet away from me
Three brave, humble warriors
Battle-tested, battle-scarred
Sharing raw, heart-wrenching stories
Stories like how they arrived
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A Hopeless Case
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:13:"Three Ghazals";s:12:"thePermalink";s:48:"https://www.islamicity.org/101972/three-ghazals/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"M. Shahid Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:73:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Three-ghazals.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"quran|/topics/quran";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 12 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 12, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:32:"M. Shahid Alam|/by/m-shahid-alam";s:5:"theID";i:101972;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"*These ghazals were first published in M. Shahid Alam, Yardstick of Life (KDP, March 2024)
I
He ma...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:13:"Three Ghazals";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Three Ghazals
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:10:"He Is Near";s:12:"thePermalink";s:45:"https://www.islamicity.org/101602/he-is-near/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:70:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/He-is-near.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:53:"iman (faith and belief)|/topics/iman-faith-and-belief";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 8 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:36:"May 6, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:101602;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"He is Near.
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He Is Near
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Eyes: The Tragedy of Yazan Kafarneh";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/101507/eyes-the-tragedy-of-yazan-kafarneh/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Ershad Khan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:67:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Eyes-by.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"war on gaza|/topics/war-on-gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 29 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 29, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Ershad Khan|/by/ershad-khan";s:5:"theID";i:101507;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"His eyes were pure
Big eyelashes with innocent stare
His eyes gave the look of
Being unsure
If there are still people
Left to care
Care about him
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Eyes: The Tragedy of Yazan Kafarneh
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:60:"Exploring the Yardstick of Life- Reviewed by Kevin Gallagher";s:12:"thePermalink";s:94:"https://www.islamicity.org/101340/exploring-the-yardstick-of-life-reviewed-by-kevin-gallagher/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Kevin Gallagher";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:78:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/yardstick-of-lifee.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:73:"Islamic Culture and Civilization|/topics/islamic-culture-and-civilization";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 16 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 16, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Kevin Gallagher|/by/kevin-gallagher";s:5:"theID";i:101340;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:108:"Introduction to the Book
M. Shahid Alam's poetry collection is a captivating exploration of the int...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:60:"Exploring the Yardstick of Life- Reviewed by Kevin Gallagher";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Exploring the Yardstick of Life- Reviewed by Kevin Gallagher
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