Misfortunes Target The Eminent Poem by Freeyad Ibrahim

by Freeyad Ibrahim

Say to him who has taunted us
on account of misfortunes,
Does fortune oppose any but the eminent?
why do you taunt the misfortue, why?
For the misfortue targets only the eminent
Don't you know why?
Then let me try
See you not uncountable stars in the sky
Which one is eclipsed?
save the sun and the moon?
Do you observe that corpses float upon the sea,
while the precious pearls
remain in its furthest depths?

Freyad Ibrahim
(Dutch writer, philosopher)