Janáč Ek Poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi

speech tunes
the unique tone
the truthful roles

unfinished phrases
in a cumulative manner
varies through changes

tiny swift motifs
a little flash of time
to pepper the musical flow

in rhythm, tone and direction
constant repetitions
of short pulses

whole-tone scale
folk music inspiration
strong and vigorous expression

a vastly expanded view of tonality
unorthodox chord and modality
spacings and structures

the traditional romantic
characteristically complex rhythms
the primitive and rudimentary character