Unggun Bersih

Police summon Ambiga, Samad Said

- Malaysiakini

Bersih 2.0 chief S Ambiga and national laureate A Samad Said have been called to the Dang Wangi police station today to have their statements recorded. It is understood that the duo will be asked to give their statements in relation to the official launch of the Bersih 2.0 rally two weeks ago.

Abdul Samad bin Muhammad Said, pen name A. Samad Said (born 9 April 1935) is a Malaysian poet and novelist who, in May 1976, was named by Malay literature communities and many of the country's linguists as the Pejuang Sastera [Literary Exponent] receiving, within the following decade, the 1979 Southeast Asia Write Award and, in 1986, in appreciation of his continuous writings and contributions to the nation's literary heritage, or Kesusasteraan Melayu, the title Sasterawan Negara.

Unggun Bersih
~ A. Samad Said

Semakin lara kita didera bara —

kita laungkan juga pesan merdeka:

Demokrasi sebenderang mentari

sehasrat hajat semurni harga diri.

Lama resah kita — demokrasi luka;

lama duka kita — demokrasi lara.

Demokrasi yang angkuh, kita cemuhi;

suara bebas yang utuh, kita idami!

Dua abad lalu Sam Adams berseru:

(di Boston dijirus teh ke laut biru):

Tak diperlu gempita sorak yang gebu,

diperlu hanya unggun api yang syahdu.

Kini menyalalah unggun sakti itu;

kini merebaklah nyala unggun itu.

— samadsaid.wordpress.com

* A. Samad Said adalah Sasterawan Negara Malaysia.