YOU… Poet - Musharraf Hussain

YOU…
Musharraf Hussain
(Goalpara, Assam, India)


[Stanza 1]

In the green breeze of the East,
a bamboo grove gently sways,
weaving its own melody
through the language of nature.

In the same way,
you have learned to smile
even amidst the fierce storms
of life’s uncertain journey.
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[Stanza 2]

Upon your face
no drum of triumph resounds;
instead, there echoes
the quiet flute of silent courage.

You never turned
your struggles into a spectacle
of noise and applause.
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[Stanza 3]

You carried the responsibilities of a home,
and tenderly embraced
the dreams of your children.

You hid the tears of your own eyes
behind the darkness of countless nights,
never allowing
the gentle morning sunlight
to lose its radiance.
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[Stanza 4]

In your simple and compassionate heart,
the spring of kindness
never runs dry.

When someone arrives
carrying mountains of sorrow within,
you offer not merely words,
but the shelter of your generous actions—
a refuge of comfort and hope.
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[Stanza 5]

The tender fragrance of the soil
still remains familiar
within your heart.

Time has carried you
across different lands,
yet your affection for humanity
and your bond with the earth
have never faded,
not even for a single day.
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[Stanza 6]

While balancing
the accounts of life,
numbers in your hands
are never merely dry figures.

Behind every calculation
live the sweat of workers,
the labour of humanity,
and the future hopes
of an entire society.
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[Stanza 7]

Whenever a tree is cut down,
a silent bird
flies away from the sky of your heart.

And when a river becomes polluted,
you feel as though
you have lost forever
a vessel of pure water
with which your own soul
once washed its face.
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[Stanza 8]

For you, poetry
is not an escape
from the realities of life;

it is an open window
through which you look directly
into the eyes of existence.
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[Stanza 9]

With the deepest understanding
of your heart, you know—

love is not merely
walking hand in hand
along the paths of life;

love is the faithful strength
that helps a broken and lonely soul
see the blue sky
once again.
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[Stanza 10]

Through this bridge
of words without borders,
you and I have painted
a portrait of a liberated world—

a world where walls of race, religion,
and division disappear,

and humanity discovers
the sacred freedom
of eternal love.
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[Stanza 11]

The wounds and conflicts
that leave many people defeated,

you transformed into strength—
like an earthen vessel
tempered in the fire,

becoming stronger
through every trial of life.
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[Stanza 12]

In your peaceful smile
there is no shadow of pride;

there lives only
the wisdom of walking
a long and difficult road,

and the profound serenity
born from experience.
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[Stanza 13]

You are not
the proud height of a mountain;

you are the gentle patience
of a valley.

You are not
the roaring fury of the ocean;

you are the quiet river
that flows endlessly
with the rhythm of life.
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[Stanza 14]

One day,
if time itself asks—

“What is the true meaning
of living as a human being
in this world?”

I shall answer without hesitation—

When a woman can transform
all her sorrows and struggles
into blessings for others,

that sacred name becomes—

You, ‘Lan Anh’.

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