(addressed to the late visionary leader of Kerala Muslims fondly called Mahatma of Malabar)
Day and night
You thought about us
Awake and sleep
Your heart ached for us
Your dream
To see us in peace play
Your prayers
In bed of unity we lay
Our young ones to prosper
Knowledge be their soul’s whisper
Your only wish for our good
Not a drop be shed of our blood
With your wisdom you saved
Away from the venom we moved
Love was your weapon
Your words with it sharpen(ed)
Volcanoes turned to springs
With a smile you untied strings
You were our sincere mirror
Of our fortune, not error
Time called you the Fiery Star
You only sang love with your sitar
Day and night
You thought about us
Awake and sleep
Your heart ached for us
May 27 2010
അവതാരിക എഴുതാതെ തങ്ങൾ യാത്രയായി; സഫലമാകാത്ത മോഹവുമായി പ്രവാസി കവി