I Sing of Equality (Samyabadi) Original: Kazi Nazrul Islam Translation: Sajed Kamal I sing of equality in which dissolves all the barriers and estrangements, in which are united Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Christians. I sing of equality. Who are you?�A Parsee? A Jain? A Jew? A Santal, a Bheel or a Garo? A Confucian? A disciple of Charbak? Go on�tell me what else! Whoever you are, my friend, whatever holy books or scriptures you stomach or carry on your shoulder or stuff your brains with�the Quran, the Puranas, the Vedas, the Bible, the Tripitaka, the Zend-Avesta, the Grantha Saheb�why do you waste your labor? Why inject all this into your brain? Why all this�like petty bargaining in a shop when the roads are adorned with blossoming flowers? Open your heart�within you lie all the scriptures, all the wisdom of all ages. Within you lie all the religions, all the prophets�your heart is the universal temple of all the gods and goddesses. Why do you search for God in vain within the skeletons of dead scriptures when he smilingly resides in the privacy of your immortal heart? Im not lying to you, my friend. Before this heart all the crowns and royalties surrender. This heart is Neelachal, Kashi, Mathura, Brindaban, Budh-Gaya, Jerusalem, Medina, Kaaba. This heart is the mosque, the temple, the church. This is where Jesus and Moses found the truth. In this battlefield the young flute player sang the divine Geeta. In this pasture the shepherds became prophets. In this meditation chamber Shakya Muni heard the call of the suffering humanity and decried his throne. In this voice the Darling of Arabia heard his call, from here he sang the Qurans message of equality. What Ive heard, my friend, is not a lie: theres no temple or Kaaba greater than this heart!
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 13:21:37 +0000
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