The Woman of Pakistan

Samina Baig, the first Pakistani female Mountaineer

        I salute you, for you are an inspiration

            A country: that put you in gradation

            For them, let your brilliance shine through

            Your wisdom increased as you grew

            Resilience in you is your donation

            For a society that uses condemnation

            All your achievements leave them blue

            They often question: How could it be you?

            Being steadfast you show determination

            Your enthusiasm packed in acclamation

            They seem to have a second hand view

            Of your success, this makes a queue

             For the young girls who follow in admiration

             A will to stand up and prove their qualification

             They stop your progress, you already knew

             Your chains stretch a little, understand a few

            A daughter is a mother’s proud possession

                Whereas a father’s joyous adoration

             What is the difference of importance so undue?

              For a girl, the mutuality of parentage eschew

             Prove them, you have a solid foundation

            Their faults & catastrophe’s aren’t your negation

                  Pack codes and tribal laws do not glue

               The triumphs of a female & her debut

           Into this world of equality which is God’s formation

           Woman of Pakistan, in standing up is your salvation

               The future and destiny that our Lord drew
               Has your share in it when you know it is true!

(This poem is dedicated to Samina Baig, the first Pakistani female Mountaineer to climb any unclimbed peak in the Karakorum Range. Extreme Adventure – Chaskin Sar Expedition, 2010) and the rest of the Pakistani Women who are proving that they CAN and WILL.