Glory, Wealth and honor, for how long?

Footsteps on the flowing sand , for how long

This fear, this dust of the era of oppression , for how long

this drum and the sound of knowledge, for how long

Remembrance of the demise of the tablet and the pen, for how long

Among the circle of the petitioners
This humility, this presumption of kindness, for how long

The account of non-existence and existence will be made across the bridge


The twists and turns of existence and non-existence, for how long

All the cracks and wounds of the body
Even though they are gone, for how long

Evening is coming, the setting sun will tell
How much long for you, how much for me…

Glory, wealth and honor, for how long

Footsteps on the flowing sand but for how long..

Poet: Iftikhar Arif