“Sonetto Ramadan
Il digiuno e il banchetto
diventano rituali futili, se
la vita viene separata dalla vita.
La celebrazione del Ramadan
è la celebrazione di rahmat*,
Il Ramadan senza *compassione
è il Ramadan senza vita.
Il Ramadan non è una festa musulmana,
Il Ramadan è una festa umana.
Il Ramadan è un promemoria
per riaccendere la nostra luce,
Il Ramadan pone fine a tutti
i sentimenti scortesi.
L'iftar più grande è rompere il digiuno
dell'apatia, con la festa dell'affetto.
Per chi vive con gentilezza,
il Ramadan viene ogni giorno.”
Source: Yüz Şiirlerin Yüzüğü (Ring of 100 Poems, Bilingual Edition): 100 Turkish Poems with Translations
“Le jeûne et les festins deviennent
un chœur futile si la vie
est éloignée de la vie.
La célébration du Ramadan est
la célébration du rahmat*,
le Ramadan sans la *compassion
est le Ramadan sans vie.
Le Ramadan n'est pas une fête
musulmane, c'est une fête humaine.
Le Ramadan est un rappel
pour raviver notre lumière,
Le Ramadan met fin à tous
les sentiments peu charitables.”
Source: L'humain Impossible: Cent Sonnets pour Ma Famille Mondiale
“I don't ridicule religion, it ridicules itself.”
“For one who lives with kindness, everyday is Ramadan.”
Source: Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets
“Surpass all fear, and share a date.
Date shared is bloodshed spared.
Dogma deserted is harmony harvested.
Ramadan is the end of fear and hatred.”
Source: The God Sonnets: Naskar Art of Theology
“I'm Noel, I'm Iftar - I'm oneness, I'm Naskar.”
Source: With Love From A Blue Rock
“There is no law, only I am -
no grand design, no master clan -
no sacred script, no chosen land,
only beating hearts and helping hands.
I'm Noel, I'm Iftar -
I'm oneness, I'm Naskar.”
Source: With Love From A Blue Rock
“In Mein Kampf, Hitler sounded almost like Nietzsche when talking about the preparation of a superman or the coming of the Messiah; while leaving no doubt that he was the anointed one.”
“Peygamber Undercover
(Sonnet of Accountability)
Everywhere I look, there's apocalypse!
Everywhere I look, there's inhumanity!
We have slept like a log long enough!
It's time for the human to embody humanity!
Still if you ask out of fear and insecurity,
What can you one person do to bring change!
Mark my words, if you are really determined,
You could part the ocean with sheer intent.
You have the power to turn this ailing world,
Into a world of laughter and loveliness.
The question is, are you a responsible human,
Or just another crummy vessel of recklessness?
Whatever the trouble may be, you are the answer.
In this difficult time, you are peygamber undercover.”
Source: Find A Cause Outside Yourself: Sermon of Sustainability
“Messiahs don't drop from the sky,
As mortal suffering jumps the fence.
A messiah is just a mortal,
Minus all the indifference.
Peygambers don't jog down from jennet,
As people are troubled by malice.
A peygamber is just a regular person,
Who has conquered their prejudice.
Buddhas don't grow in a zen garden,
As the world reeks of bigotry.
A buddha is just an ordinary being,
Minus all the self-centricity.”
Source: Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans