The spiritual leader of PAS may indeed be feeling like this if he were to describe what PAS went through once:-
PELACUR-PELACUR KOTA JAKARTA
DARI KELAS TINGGI DAN KELAS RENDAH
TELAH DIGANYANG
TELAH HARU-BIRU
MEREKA KECUT
KEDER
TERHINA DAN TERSIPU-SIPU
That was the feeling PAS took in during the brief marriage with UMNO under BN. Lets say, Tun Razak was Robert Borden and whoever was head of the Ulama faction in PAS then, was Wilfred Laurier of the Liberals. The ulamas counseled a reluctant yes. But UMNO succeeded in finding some PAS Judases and went on to set up BN. One of the most harrowing consequence, PAS was defeated in Kelantan.
Robert Borden was the leader of the Canadian Conservative government during WW1. Facing problem in recruiting sufficient men to join the Canadian Army, Borden invited the Liberal opposition to join the government. Together they would easily deal with the Conscription crisis of 1917. The Liberals, led by Sir Wilfred Laurier refused; however, Borden was able to convince many individual Liberals to join what was called a Union Government, which defeated the Laurier Liberals in the fall 1917 election.
Sounds familiar eh? Hence Nik Aziz is likely to find resonance in these:-
SESALKAN MANA YANG MESTI KAU SESALKAN
TAPI JANGAN KAU LEWAT PUTUS ASA
DAN KAURELAKAN DIRIMU DIBIKIN KORBAN
WAHAI PELACUR-PELACUR KOTA JAKARTA
SEKARANG BANGKITLAH
SANGGUL KEMBALI RAMBUTMU
KARENA SETELAH MENYESAL
DATANGLAH KINI GILIRANMU
BUKAN UNTUK MEMBELA DIRI MELULU
TAPI UNTUK LANCARKAN SERANGAN
KARENA
SESALKAN MANA YANG MESTI KAU SESALKAN
TAPI JANGAN KAURELA DIBIKIN KORBAN
Now in our times, beleaguered UMNO leaders are looking for second generation PAS Judases to form second generation Union Government.
But the spiritual leader of PAS is cautioning the would- be Judases to avoid feeling like these:-
SARINAH
KATAKAN KEPADA MEREKA
BAGAIMANA KAU DIPANGGIL KE KANTOR MENTERI
BAGAIMANA IA BICARA PANJANG LEBAR KEPADAMU
TENTANG PERJUANGAN NUSA BANGSA
DAN TIBA-TIBA TANPA UJUNG PANGKAL
IA SEBUT KAU INSPIRASI REVOLUSI
SAMBIL IA BUKA KUTANGMU
DAN KAU DASIMA
KHABARKAN PADA RAKYAT
BAGAIMANA PARA PEMIMPIN REVOLUSI
SECARA BERGILIRAN MEMELUKMU
BICARA TENTANG KEMAKMURAN RAKYAT DAN API REVOLUSI
SAMBIL CELANANYA BASAH
DAN TUBUHNYA LEMAS
TERKAPAI DISAMPINGMU
OTOTNYA KEBURU TAK BERDAYA
During World War II, the opposition Conservative Party of Canada ran under the name National Government in the 1940 election as a means of promoting their platform of creating a wartime national government coalition. This was evocative of the previous war's Union government which was successful. It was a desperate attempt by the Conservative Party to save itself. The party did dismally in the election which re-elected the Liberal government of William Lyon Mackenzie King whose party continued to rule alone for the duration of World War II.
Maybe the PAS leaders in their Istikharah prayers saw these:-
POLITISI DAN PEGAWAI TINGGI
ADALAH CALUK YANG RAPI
KONGRES-KONGRES DAN KONFERENSI
TAK PERNAH BERJALAN TANPA KALIAN
KALIAN TAK PERNAH BISA BILANG 'TIDAK'
LANTARAN KELAPARAN YANG MENAKUTKAN
KEMISKINAN YANG MENGEKANG
DAN TELAH LAMA SIA-SIA CARI KERJA
IJAZAH SEKOLAH TANPA GUNA
PARA KEPALA JAWATAN
AKAN MEMBUKA KESEMPATAN
KALAU KAU MEMBUKA KESEMPATAN
KALAU KAU MEMBUKA PAHA
SEDANG DILUAR PEMERINTAHAN
PERUSAHAAN-PERUSAHAAN MACET
LAPANGAN KERJA TAK ADA
REVOLUSI PARA PEMIMPIN
ADALAH REVOLUSI DEWA-DEWA
MEREKA BERJUANG UNTUK SYURGA
DAN TIDAK UNTUK BUMI
REVOLUSI DEWA-DEWA
TAK PERNAH MENGHASILKAN
LEBIH BANYAK LAPANGAN KERJA
BAGI RAKYATNYA
KALIAN ADALAH SEBAHAGIAN KAUM PENGANGGUR YANG MEREKA CIPTAKAN
NAMUN
The PAS leadership further cautions:-
SESALKAN MANA YANG KAU KAUSESALKAN
TAPI JANGAN KAU LEWAT PUTUS ASA
DAN KAU RELA DIBIKIN KORBAN
PELACUR-PELACUR KOTA JAKARTA
BERHENTILAH TERSIPU-SIPU
KETIKA KUBACA DI KORAN
BAGAIMANA BADUT-BADUT MENGGANYANG KALIAN
MENUDUH KALIAN SUMBER BENCANA NEGARA
AKU JADI MURKA
KALIAN ADALAH TEMANKU
INI TAK BISA DIBIARKAN
ASTAGA
MULUT-MULUT BADUT
MULUT-MULUT YANG LATAH BAHKAN SEKS MEREKA POLITIKKAN
To the stayers and faithfuls, PAS would counsel,
MEMBUBARKAN KALIAN
TIDAK SEMUDAH MEMBUBARKAN PARTAI POLITIK
MEREKA HARUS BERI KALIAN KERJA
MEREKA HARUS PULIHKAN DARJAT KALIAN
MEREKA HARUS IKUT MEMIKUL KESALAHAN
SAUDARI-SAUDARIKU. BERSATULAH
AMBILLAH GALAH
KIBARKAN KUTANG-KUTANGMU DIHUJUNGNYA
ARAKLAH KELILING KOTA
SEBAGAI PANJI YANG TELAH MEREKA NODAI
KINILAH GILIRANMU MENUNTUT
KATAKANLAH KEPADA MEREKA
MENGANJURKAN MENGGANYANG PELACURAN
TANPA MENGANJURKAN
MENGAHWINI PARA BEKAS PELACUR
ADALAH OMONG KOSONG
PELACUR-PELACUR KOTA JAKARTA
SAUDARI-SAUDARIKU
JANGAN MELULUR KEDER PADA LELAKI
DENGAN MUDAH
KALIAN BISA TELANJANGI KAUM PALSU
NAIKKAN TARIFMU DUA KALI
DAN MEREKA AKAN KLABAKAN
MOGOKLAH SATU BULAN
DAN MEREKA AKAN PUYENG
LALU MEREKA AKAN BERZINA
DENGAN ISTERI SAUDARANYA.
As poetry lovers know, the above poem was by one of the greatest Indonesian poets, WS Rendra.
You are probably now awarded the "most middle ground" pro UMNO blogger that i know off.
ReplyDeleteAll the ultra UMNO tendencies seems to have dissapeared. :). Syabas!!!!!
Sak
ReplyDeleteSpot on...maybe it's time for us to look through our poems too...maybe A samad ismail/Keris Mas, Usman Awang have similar poems as deep as in meaning as WS Rendra....
Then, maybe PAS will use poems to "bangkitkan semangat juang dari api yang belum terpadam...untuk perjuangan yang belum selesai...."
I m not knowledgeable enough to comment on this poem but from what i watched on Indonesia TV channels during my recent visit to Central Jawa really made me sad. There are lively forums and debates shown on TV in the run up to their July Presidential election. Its a little similar to the US presidential election. Policies and manifestos on varied aspects were discussed and argued with rationale rather than emotion. This is the kind of progressive politics we want see and not our local politicians constant monkey show with little substance.
ReplyDeleteMost apt prose SM. Beautifully rendered.
ReplyDeleteAs you say, it certainly diverts attention from Umno's own need for reengineering.
Have you read Tunku Aziz's "Summer Madness"?
Despite the allegation made by Nik Aziz, that Nasharuddin or Hadi Awang was being used by Umno, for its political gain, Lebai believe Nasharuddin and Hadi did not mind as long as the Malays were united.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone gives his views, especially with regard to solidarity, we should not brush him aside as a leader. Furthermore, Nasharuddin was elected by the party itself and not by the Kelantan Menteri Besar.