Religious Meeting in Poem

‘In a poem, one can feel a religious meeting. Such religious meeting can be found in the works of Hamzah Fansuri, Hamka, Amir Hamzah, Chairil Anwar, A.A. Navis, Kuntowijoyo, Sutarji Coulzum Bachri, Danarto, and Abdul Hadi W.M.’ said Shohifur Ridho Ilahi in a Literature Appreciation Forum (FAS) #59 with the theme Literature in Al-Qur’an last Wednesday (15/06/2016)

‘During 1980s to 1990s writers in Yogyakarta wrote literary works with religious spirits especially Sufism themes involving the new comer writers from UIN (Islamic University) Sunan Kalijaga. One can refer to the book Oposisi Sastra Sufi or Sufism Literary Opposition (2004) written by Aprinus Salam,’ he said.

As a person with poetic talent, Ridho argues that Chairil Anwar’s poem Doa or prayer is a good example of the religious meeting between religion and literature. The two entities amalgamates.

            ‘That is the poet’s, Chairil Anwar, religious culmination as he prays with no regret but appreciation of his love to God with no comparison and cause. Let the breathtakingly beautiful poem closes the discussion in the literature congress. May Allah forgive us,’ he said.

DOA	PRAYER
Tuhanku dalam termangu aku masih menyebut namamu biar susah sungguh mengingat Kau penuh seluruh cayaMu panas suci tinggal kerdip lilin di kelam sunyi Tuhanku Aku hilang bentuk remuk Tuhanku aku mengembara di negeri asing Tuhanku di pintuMu aku mengetuk aku tak bisa berpaling	My Lord in facillation I still call your name though difficult it is recalling You entire all Your light’s hot sacred the still lighting kindle in silent darkness My Lord I dilute Crushed My Lord I am stranded in a strange land My Lord at Your door should I knock I can never turn off