Reading list: My Lord My God Kamala Surayya, Kalim Ahmed
This is one of her most celebrated collections of poems. This was first published in Malayalam. In many ways, this work reflects the real personality of this acclaimed poetess. The theme is directly connected to her intense emotional attachment to her God, Allah. The poems move through the wide array of her experiences in her incessant search for the god, in whom she wants to submit herself.
The total style of her writings is that of simplicity, and an enduring mood of passionate love. She takes the reader to the stirring world of physical caresses and emotional attachments that go beyond the parameters of modern social conditioning. Essentially, there is a lingering mood of sweet reminiscences and nostalgic yearnings, resounding throughout many of her works.