[mobasherzia]

TURKISH HAREM
By Mobasher Zia
(With Apologies to Sahir Ludhianvi)


These19th century Turkish harems restored as tourist sights once secret cells.

Reminds one of bazillions of cruel and sinful nights;

It blasts the lid off the intriguing and dungeon facts

And leads the tourist right to the once secret cells.



To quench the thirsts of mighty kings

The madonnas were deflowered with royal slings

To please the imperial sinful eyes

The palaces were stocked with young concubines;

To serve as royal whores for His Majesty’s viles

The innocent girls were plucked in their early prime.



These renovated harems in the midst of civilization

Are an insult to all nations and humanity;

These stand as symbols to anarchy and infame

Wouldn’t it be better to erase these restored wigwams?



Sweetheart! Don’t look at me with fear and surprise

For none of us is an anarchist or a royal type;

You can leave me and walk out on me anytime

For our hearts are patched with love and not with marble types!