Kazi Nazrul Islam Poems

Say, Valiant,
Say: High is my head!

Looking at my head
Is cast down the great Himalayan peak!
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I sing the song
of equality;
In my view gender difference
is essentially a triviality.
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My eyes don't go by forbidding;
so does my mind
neither by forbidding nor by weeping.
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Allahu Akbar!
Allahu Akbar!
From Allah comes today
Rahmat, Kauthar.
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Dear! Wilt thou remember me in thy new home?
There dost thou begin the world under
new auspices with new offerings
Deserted is now the leafy cottage;
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How can I adorn her,
With one basketful of flowers?
The sky is overcast
With her dishevelled
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I have been caught in your love's snare, my eternal husband
Peace eludes me everywhere because of you.
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Brother Kemal, the desperate son of a frenzied mother
Has gone furious; so the devils' dens are full of hue and cry
Looking for self-protection everywhere;
Kemal, what a wonder you've worked!
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Allah is my Lord. I fear no one.
Muhammad is our prophet.
Throughout the world his praise is sung.
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All praise to Allah, all glory to Him.
Let peace prevail and equality win,
let truth reign supreme,
let all unhappiness and misery,
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