I Am an Indian Muslim – Dr. M.K.Sherwani

 

 

 

I Am an Indian Muslim – Dr. M.K.Sherwani

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Let  me  quench the  thirst of  those fools ,

Indian or Muslim - which first ? They ask ;

With  their  mind in  dark, and heart in dirt ,

They  think  to  put me to the  heaviest task .

I am a Muslim , when I pray to my Lord ,

But my forehead graces  the Indian land ;

I am a  Muslim , when I perform my Hajj,

But I am allowed to go by an Indian hand .

I am a Muslim , when with terror I am linked ,

I am a Muslim , when many problems  I face ;

I am an Indian , when I fight to seek my share ,

I am an Indian , when I try to compete in race .

I am an ‘ Indian Muslim ’: It is  my final say ,  

Both are real : for one, the other is not a mask ;

It  is  foolish to  know  which  I love  the most ,

It  is  their  combined  glory  in  which  I  bask .

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