The Supplicant
اَلدَّاعٖى
My demolished grave in which are piled up
Seventy-nine dead Said’s with his sins and sorrows.
The eightieth is a gravestone to a grave;
Altogether they weep at Islam’s decline.
Together with my gravestone and moaning grave of dead Said’s
I go forward to the field of tomorrow’s future.
I am certain that the skies of the future and Asia
Will together surrender to Islam’s clean, shining hand.
For it promises the prosperity of belief;
It affords peace and security to mankind.