Rabab !

I say-
Am I that easy to be understood?
Like Rabab-
I am an instrument of infinite complexity
That requires golden ears to hear
Warm fingers to play
And a sensitive heart to fathom the deepest lyrics of love and longing.


You say what else?
I say-
I can stir
The stillness of the night
And produce heavenly music.
And with that
I can take you to the edge of the universe
To a place
Where the tiring sun peacefully rests for the night
Only-
If you stir the night with a gentle whisper into my heart.


Farid Gul, London, 18.02.2012