SONG FOR A PALESTINIAN CHILD

SONG  FOR A  PALESTINIAN CHILD

Dr. Mustafa Kamal Sherwani

January,30,2009

I am a Palestinian child. I am a Palestinian child.

People think, I am meek and mild.

I  was  born in the midst of fire,

Coffin on the body is my attire;

I can face everything, dark and dire,

The time fails to sink me in its mire.

I am a Palestinian child. I am a Palestinian child.

People think, I am meek and mild.
Always ready for  bullets is my chest,

The bombs can never dampen my zest;

My blood is meant for my country's best,

Only in the grave, I shall take my rest.

I am a Palestinian child. I am a Palestinian child

People think, I am meek and mild.

I aspire  for  peace , have love for  all,

I want to demolish the religion's wall;

When the world is  weeping on my fall,

I must  also try to rise  high and tall .

I am a Palestinian child. I am a Palestinian child

People think, I am meek and mild.

Playing with death, is my ordinary game,

For me , earth and sky are all the same;

I am a violent  storm, no power can tame,

My enemy will suffer a lasting shame.

I am a Palestinian child. I am a Palestinian child .

People think, I am meek and mild.

Desire for freedom makes me wild,

I am a Palestinian child. I am a Palestinian child