This is an analysis of If You Are Seeking Allah by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.

If you are seeking Allah,
Then keep clear of religious formalities.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababcd XeeD XDdffefd dXddcd XXXd X
  • Stanza lengths: 6,4,8,6,4,1,
  • Metre: 0111010 11100100100 111110 10101010 11111101 1011101 1110101 1110010 111100110 10011101 101111 10011101 11101 011010 10011010 110110 1010 0100110101 0101001 0111 10101 01101001 011101111 01011010 1111110 101 0110110110 011011010101 1010111100
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 29

Repeated words/phrases

no, lord

Anaphora

a

Epiphora

lord, them