REVIEW OF ZIKR BY HUSNA

Zikr: An Anthology of Poetic Incantations is a collection of a varied range of verses, short and long alike. 

The Blurb is as follows:

(Ruh)

Dear Soul,

Do not despair

as you enter

the city of catastrophe.

A Sufi is grateful

for his blessings,

and steadfast in his trials.

“Zikr” is a collection of long and short verses. It is a poetic invocation of the beloved, the central muse. The muse, in the poet’s perspective, is the human experience. It exists, therefore, as much in the dew of rain as in a lover’s gaze. Every verse tells its own story, a deep love of life, longing and melancholia. It draws indomitable inspiration from the human condition.

My Review:

‘Life’ is such a broad and vast array of so many distinct things, a word which carries divergent meaning, hence the experience of it is different for each and every single individual.

which shows us how life can feel like when we are we are having a hard time or struggling with any thing. But in addition to this, these poems be are also the ones who will act as a salve or a balm on the wound, especially a broken heart.

Nobody’s life is perfect and we all have our own battles that we have to face, but if it’s been particularly sharp and thorny lately, then sometimes the only option left there is that we can turn to a guiding point who can offer us peace. The author, via the book, has done an excellent work of putting that into the words, which we as a readers, just don’t have in us. 

The verses which have been mentioned in the book serve as a reminder that whatever we do, we are not alone, and there is still beauty to be had—even if it’s just in the form of a perfect line of poetry. 

My Rating:

This was such a soothing book to read and the poems depicted within definitely seem like they can act as, or help the readers to feel comforted, give them assurance that their inner tribulations will be heard, and act as a voice to whatever hurts or heals right now. I am going to give this book FIVE ZIKR STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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