I sing the song of equality,
in which all obstacles and distances are dissolved,
in which the Hindus, the Buddhists, the Muslims
and the Christians have got united.
I sing the song of equality!
Who are you? A Persian? A Jain? A Jew?
A Santhal, a Bhil, a Garo?
A Confucian? A follower of Charbak?
Continue. Tell more.
O friend, whoever you are,
whatever books and scriptures you carry
into stomach, on back, on shoulder and into brain,
the Quran, the Puranas, the Vedas, the Bible,
the Tripitaka—
the Zend-Avestha, the Granth Sahib—
read as much as you desire.
But why do you waste your labour?
Why are you throwing spears into your brain?
Why do you haggle in a shop
when fresh flowers bloom at your roadside?
The wisdom of all scriptures and ages
lies within you.
O friend, open your heart,
you will find all scriptures there.
Within you, lie all religions,
lie all the prophets ofall ages
and your heart is the world-temple
of everyone's gods.
Why do you look for Godin the skeletons
of dead books?
He smiles into the secret concealment
of your immortal heart!
O friend, I have not told a lie—
It is the place where all crowns tumble and toss.
This very heart is the Nilachal, Kashi, Mathura, Brindaban;
It is Bodh-Gaya, Jerusalem, Medina and Kaaba.
It is the mosque, it is the temple, it is the church;
Sitting here, Jesus and Moses
found the identity of truth.
In this battlefield, the young flute player
sang the Bhagavad Gita;
In this pasture, the sheep-grazing prophets
became friends to God.
Sitting in the meditation-cave of this heart,
Shakyamuni abandoned his kingdom
hearing the call of men's great sufferings.
In this cave, the Prince of Arabia
used to hear the divine call;
sitting here, he sang the Quran's equality-song.
O brother, what I have heard is not a lie—
there is no temple,
no Kaaba
greater than this heart.
01.03.2016 Sirajganj
Meditation gives calmness. Having scriptural knowledge we can improve our power of spirituality and mental health. A pure mind can sing song of love, peace and equality. You are singing the song of equality in name of God. All are children of same God. Fresh flowers bloom in roadside and spread fragrance. God's wisdom makes us great ever. This philosophic poem is excellent one! ..5 stars!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
great great the song of equality; superb egalitarianism is described here thru rebellious poetic tone by the greatest rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam; And it's also good translation; good to read; Thanks dear Sir for your great job and sharing this....