O Sudan!
Where Blue and White in splendor run,
Twin Rivers crowned beneath one sun,
Your name upon the morning mist,
In faithful hearts is softly kissed.
Yousif Ibrahim Abubaker Abdalla, a poet from Sudan, a war-ravaged African country, shares his fresh poem
Yousif Ibrahim Abubaker is a TEFL Teacher, Poet, Journalist, Activist, and Freelance Interpreter/ Translator from Umbda Omdurman – Sudan. He also has been working as a debate leader discussing various topics in many English Institutes, Centers, Academies and Schools. He can be reached at: americanslang64@gmail.com
The poem, written on 1st of November 2025, is about millions of childhoods around the world being lost to conflict. From Gaza to Sudan and beyond, children are vulnerable to the impacts of war. They are being exposed to traumatic events, including losing their loved ones, being uprooted from their homes, and losing their access to adequate food, clean water, education, and healthcare.
Land of Two Rivers
Land of Two RiversO Sudan!
Where Blue and White in splendor run,
Twin Rivers crowned beneath one sun,
Your name upon the morning mist,
In faithful hearts is softly kissed.
From sacred dust our forms arise,
Gold of patience in our eyes;
By desert wind and savannah flame,
Your trials shaped our strength and name.
When history called, you did not bend,
Your voice was thunder without end;
Through chains that bound and storms that roared,
Your spirit stood unbowed, restored.
Firm as acacia on the plain,
You rose through silence, fire, and pain;
Unbroken still your roots remain.
Deep in hope’s enduring vein.
We are your rhythm in the square,
Your dawn lit hymn in whispered prayer,
The watchman’s breathe in darkest night,
The child who dreams in morning light.
This land is more than dust and sod.
It is a pledge before our God;
A shade in heat, a drumbeat strong,
A call to rise as one from wrong.
Beyond all tribe, beyond all tongue,
One sky above, one anthem sung;
Long live Sudan its banner high,
A sign of grace against the sky.
Not pride alone her path shall guide,
But peace and justice side by side;
The quiet strength of hearts that stand
Unmoved, unshaken, for their land.
O homeland dear, in word and deed.
In prayer, in toil, in hour of need,
We carry you in voice and vein
In sunlit hope, in patient pain.
And when the hour of courage nears,
We shall not bow to doubt or fears;
Not scattered names in fleeting span,
But one great river, one proud clan,
One beating heart,
One Sudan.
POET’S NOTE
Written on Feb 19, 2026, this poem pays tribute to Sudan’s enduring spirit, its geography, its history, and above all, its people. The imagery of the Blue and White Nile symbolizes unity in diversity, while references to desert, savannah, and acacia reflect the country’s vast natural and cultural landscape. At its heart, the poem affirms unity beyond tribe or tongue, envisioning Sudan as one river, one heartbeat, steadfast among nations and guided by peace, dignity, and perseverance.
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