| Islamic Poetry and Other Literature |
| I am Yusuf, .. Oh My Father
-- Anonymous -- |
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Oh my father, I am Yusuf Oh father, my brothers neither love me nor want me in their midst They assault me and cast stones and words at me They want me to die so they can eulogize me They closed the door of your house and left me outside They expelled me from the field Oh my father, they poisoned my grapes They destroyed my toys When the gentle wind played with my hair, they were jealous They flamed up with rage against me and you What did I deprive them of, Oh my father? The butterflies stopped on my shoulder The bird hovered over my hand What have I done, Oh my father? Why me? You named me Yusuf and they threw me into the well They accused the wolf The wolf is more merciful than my brothers Oh, my father Did I wrong anyone when I said that I saw eleven stars and the sun and the moon Saw them kneeling before me ? |
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