An Unjust Crime
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
Socialist youths accused Amir Hamzah and his family of supporting the Dutch. Amir was killed for showing lack of support for the independence movement - or so they believed.
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Biarlah daku tinggal di sini
Sentosa diriku di sunji sepi
Tiada berharap tiada berminta
Djauh dunia di sisi dewa
(Allow me to remain here
I feel tranquil in the quiet
No hoping, no wishing
Near the gods, the world seems far)
Written in gold italics, these final lines of the poem Naik-Naik are imprinted on its author’s gravestone in the courtyard of the Azizi Tanjung Pura Mosque, North Sumatra. On either side of the tomb of Tengku Amir
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