- by Jaihoon
In memory of Sayyid Muhammadali Shihab Thangal, the late spiritual leader of Malabar
The fire’s gone
But heat remains
The nightingale’s no more
Yet its song continues
Ya Rabb!
What is that you grant Your friends
Their tales bring in us these tears
The wind of a single moment in their lives
Causes the fall of our sense’s leaves
They conquered the hearts of rich and poor
Even children so little escape not their wonder
Their death orphan countless hearts
Even the skies cry unable to stand the sorrow
Everyday do they ride on our memory lane
Relief and cure were they for our every pain
Despite the heavy rains of Time
Their rainbows still shine within us
Their love for us were as water plain-
Sprang it from the valleys of love and wisdom
All they taught us were letters of love
Hate was the forbidden sin in their lives
The fire’s gone
But heat remains
The nightingale’s no more
Yet its song continues
Feb 21 2012
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