The Traveler

In 1304 An Arabic globetrotter had emerged from Africa's reign His insatiable thirst had guided his desire for greater knowledge With a curious mind... and a whole heart for his purpose Embarking on a journey to remember North... East... Without a compass Egypt and Europe are places he embraced South... West... So bold and restless The corners he roamed alone still speak his legacy How I wish I knew you Unroll the map of all your dreams This ardent grandeur of your odyssey intrigues that part of me Hymn... of a land; entranced by its chants across the sands Determined to forge his path through the Sahara, then through the Nile Awed, in disbelief; at the splendor beyond the sea All wonders of Africa had led him to thee, Medina Asia won't be untraveled A path drawn to Southern-east The Mongol and India The Black Death he outran Could not stop his desire His wanderlust was unquenched yet again (will never be) Ambassador of love is the aim (eternally) Rulers and kings for such wisdom lied in wait (blown away) You don't know how much I yearn for you to take me! Where borders were just a myth! Voyageurs' deliverance! From a broken world into the deepest space When he knew that his parents had died due to the black death "I... have returned; for the heartache I heard from you My quest will resume, and pain will one day subside... As I hold the family's name high" His wanderlust was unquenched yet again (will never be) Ambassador of love is the aim (eternally) Rulers and kings for such wisdom lied in wait (blown away) You don't know how much I yearn for you to take me! Where borders were just a myth! Voyageurs' deliverance! From a broken world into the deepest space In the darkest night, to Andalousia he had set his sail Ibn Juzayy was the accompanying witness for this breathtaking journey Its secretes... still unfathomed كانت تراودني أطياف لأمصار شتى من وحي الكتب" بيد أن رحلةً أسمى كانت هي الأقرب إلى ذهني "فكانت وجهتي في البدء صوب وجهة تهفو إليها القلوب The 14th century marked his history And the trails he blazed around the world As many have defied that dream, only few had a chance to follow From the edge of Tangier, to setting foot in three continents Such expedition will be retold for years to come. Done thrice before... but never again Standing firm throughout the test of time His book "The Travels" reads a story against the grain And perhaps, a new breed may rise to write it again Along with Zheng He, and certainly Marco Polo, This traveler is the last of the trilogy His wanderlust was unquenched yet again (will never be) Ambassador of love is the aim (eternally) Rulers and kings for such wisdom lied in wait (blown away) You don't know how much I yearn for you to take me! Where borders were just a myth! Voyageurs' deliverance! From a broken world into the deepest space "إنه السفر؛ يتركك صامتاً، ثم يحوّلك إلى قصّاص