(The poem)
You don't hurt one another, but we,
You are not nonsense, nor cruel,
We are cruel, we hunt you,
In justice you believe more than us,
Oh bird you are better than us,
On Allah (God) you trust more than us,
You pray all the time, we failed in five times daily,
No gold you steal, just nest and meal,
You are free of tension of the day of judgment,
Nor you will be examined, nor Judged, nor punished,
God sent us for obedience but we struggle for money,
You do not steal gold, you just build your nest and eat your meals,
Oh bird you are better than us,
You are free to fly where you wish,
No VISA you need, no passport you buy,
From hot you may run, from cool you may come,
You are not Asian, nor black, nor white,
Nor do you look down on one another,
On Earth, you are a symbol of peace,
No guns you build, no bombs you build,
You love your own but we hate our own,
You love your fellows more than us,
Oh bird you are better than us,
You fight no war, the whole earth is yours,
You enter a house and no permission is needed,
You are innocent, you demand no rights,
From God you beg more than us,
Oh bird you are better than us,
You all can fly everywhere in perfect freedom, but all we can't,
You do not cause earthquakes, you never sin,
You know the coming earthquake and you are able to run,
There is no rich nor poor among you,
You are not lawyers, not police,
You do not make jails to enslave innocents,
Nor you have a license to kill,
You commit no crimes, nor Mufsid you are,
You ear no devils but fear humans,
Oh bird you are better than us,
You served the human, you informed Nooh (Alaihis Salaam),
Oh Ababeels, you handled the cruel, Jehaad you did,
You saved the messengers life; you obey (God's sayings) more than us,
Oh bird you are better than us,
You love your fellow birds,
Couples you made with whom, simply you love,
You do not see colour, nor poor or rich and nor nationality,
You own nothing, nor gun, nor car, nor house and nor gold,
Sure, you are better than us.
.................. Ashfaq A. Khattak, 1992 Karachi, Pakistan.
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