The Lord And The Sword Poem by Dr. Ahmed Gumaa Siddiek

The Lord and the Sword
The Imam of the Ansar Abdurahman Almahdi was a member of a delegation who visited Britain to congratulate the victory of the British Empire in War World 1. The Imam wanted to show loyalty to King George V by presenting the symbolic Sword of the Imam Almahdi with which the Mahdi had defeated the ancestors of George and drove them from the Sudan. But George politely and cunningly refused the present and asked the Imam to go back to defend the Empire with the same sword that had driven the British away from the country.

The Imam said:
Your Royal Highness King George of the British Empire,
The King of everywhere
On the earth
Or underneath
Greetings to your highness wreath

Let me my Lord, me your obedient Servant
Abdurrahman Almahadi from Sudan
To declare in your Stately Palace
My absolute gratitude and happiness
For the victory you have made on your enemies
I am here my Lord, to congratulate you
And show loyalty and humbleness
Under the eye witness
Of the whole world
That, I - with my whole physical sober mind
With my eyes fully opened, not shut or blind
And as decedent of the Great Mahdi
To kneel down
And kiss your royal Crown
Then offer you the Mahdi's Sword
As a token of royalty
And punishment cord
In your hands, King George, My Lord
Then the King polity and cunningly thanked the guy
And said with joy
Spare the sword to defend the empire
From enemies in the Sudan or else where
God bless you Abudarahaman
The Imam of Sudan