
Palestine by Lily Multatuliana
The houses have been destroyed
The Luxurious buildings
razed to the ground
The people are injured, covered in blood
and tears
Shouts and screams in Palestine
Heard everywhere
Prolonged war
Not yet over
Protests come
Incessantly from various countries
Not shaking their hearts
They countiunue to attack Palestine without pause
I believe, some day
That Allah will avenge those
Who attacked Paletine.
Lily Multatuliana
Jakarta, April 2025
Lily Multatuliana is a poet, lecturer (1990-2024), translator, and essayist. Lily writes poetry, and her essays often revolve around literature and culture. Her books are in Indonesian and in English. She serves as the official translator for Point Edition (Poetry International), a digital magazine in Spanish. She got the NUMERA Srikandi Award (2018) from NUMERA Malaysia, THE PERRUAS Award (2020) from PERRUAS Indonesia, Poet of International Merit (2022) from Bangladesh Writers’ Club.
2025