Tis very much true:
To the sand dunes we flew,
When our dire needs grew.

But we feel not estranged,
At this Oasis;
Where Past and Present,
With each other braces.

The learned Honorable Architect,
Has designed this city of art,
With the beauty of his heart.

The air is cool,
And beauty here, full.

This fact you will not accept:
You think I am not honest.

With your indifferent silence’s hook,
My intelligent voice you pull!

Here it is, hey dear
Here it is;
Arabia in flesh and blood here is!

While harmonizing the forces
Of tradition and modernity
The ‘Architect’ has blended
In the right quantity!

In my noisy heart
Comes a silent prayer:
‘May this land be secure
From the ruinous calamity!

An extract from The Cool Breeze From Hind dedicated to the emirate of Sharjah




Nov 6, 2003. Edit July 2024