PKKH Exclusive | by Binte Asad
Tribute to Gayari Martyrs, 7th April 2012
At the highest of heights, under heaps of snow,
Where no beast come out in the frozen air,
Is a place where 140 souls reside,
It is their haven; the Lions’ Lair.
The sons of the soil, fertile with sacrifice,
Where the coldest of ice failed to freeze
This blood that ran in their veins,
Was loyal to the soil, if came the need.
Those who stayed up to watch over us at nights-
The fathers, the brothers, the newly wed;
Came under an avalanche, at the crack of dawn,
When most of us lay sleeping in our warm bed.
They weren’t gifted with supernatural powers.
They were flesh and blood and bones;
But gifted they were, with martyrdom,
When they chose to serve this country, alone.
A year passes, today, since they were hit,
While protecting us, their destiny fell;
So with open arms, they greeted death
Like an old friend, they knew so well!
They are martyrs, hence known to be
Alive today, but we fail to perceive
Their souls, now travel with the winds of Gayari,
Securing this soil from the reach of the enemy.
So beware, O enemies of this land!
If you plan to lay a filthy look this way,
140 lions wait in seclusion!
140 lions are still alive today!