Known and Unknown

A peace poem that denounces terrorism and suicide attacks, by Ayub, exclusively for Different Truths.

O! The denizens of the earth
Who will disclose the place where
The captured terrorists are confined,
No one knows what has been told by them
To the investigators,
Whether we shall have in hand
Some findings or not.
Who are these and who abet them to commit
Suicidal attacks?
Why do they shatter into shards dreams
Of the innocent infants, young and old?
They cause death but die themselves too;
Which kind of stones their chests contain
In the place of their hearts?
Who have brought them up?
Who are their fathers and mothers?
Is there any court in the country
Where the offspring of Ibn-e-Zyad*
And cursed Shimr* may be presented
Whether the sun
Of this century will behold them or not,
Or they will remain unknown
Like an unknown spot
Where they have been confined.

*Poet’s Note: Ibn-e-Zyad, Shimr: Two major characters who fought against Hussain (A.S) in the war of Karbala.

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