Gul Mehek Khan is a young budding poet who has a very vibrant and diverse personality, is a keen observer and finds beauty in the small things in life. In 2015 she became the world’s youngest published poetess when her first collection of 30 poems were published by a leading publishing house in Dubai.
Never afraid of voicing her opinion, draws her inspiration from her mother who has given her the true mantra of life: Patience, Honesty and Hard work & Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai who through his vision and hard work has transformed a desert into one of the most beautiful cities in the world. According to her a simple act of kindness or even a smile can spread happiness to people around her.
Today she is representing Nahtam Social Responsibility Abu Dhabi, an organization committed for working towards environment, education & humanity & she is also a student of Nord Anglia International School. Toronto Star in Canada described her personality in one sentence – “a young girl with an old soul”.
Gul Mehek is also an ardent animal lover, especially horses and she is extremely active in sports. Her typical week includes football, basketball, netball, tennis, horse-riding, golf, gymnastics and swimming.
The Arab Generosity
Its wings cuddled to its breast
Its claws dug deep into its nest
A melody chirping so talented tweets
Gazing heads upon the streets
A journey to find a land on a cloud horse
Trying to follow the sun, staying on course
Landing on the ground, it travelled to a land of sleep
Woken up by sunlight so deep
Waddling from side to side, it fell on its face
But its eye caught sight of a boy dressed in white coming to that place
His hands gently scooped it up, its hurt wing bent
Bandaging it, the boy took care of it in his tent
Food got it strong, medicine got it to heal
Under the boy’s care, happy it began to feel.
Waddling from side to side, it fell on its face
But its eye caught sight of a boy dressed in white coming to that place
His hands gently scooped it up, its hurt wing bent
Bandaging it, the boy took care of it in his tent
Food got it strong, medicine got it to heal
Under the boy’s care, happy it began to feel.
In the morning, souls had a hop in their feet
Except an exception, the man looked tired and beat
Raindrops flowed, sad and low, quiet but a lot
Shivering, it’s owner was cold and weak even though it was hot
A kind man stayed with the other, passed to him was his lunch
And a lot of cash to sooth him, all a very large bunch
Parting, they met the next day where the man tried to repay the sum
But the generous man had then vanished as quickly as he had come
Flight took over it as it ran in the air
It saw a ship carrying books set off by the King so fair
Gathered there, were unfortunate families
From all around, it knew, from different countries
Then Arab people showed the way to succeed
Giving them all they would need
Time passed, flew by quickly and fast
And Ramadan came, it knew it was to last
It glimpsed the sight of sweets handed across in small pots
Passed down to ones who had none from those who had lots
Pleased by the effect of these acts, the bird chose a decision so wise
To stay there forever as long as it lived, for as long as the sun would rise
So such the robin preens itself
Such a place found on the Gulf
Of a land of Arabic generosity and pleasure
To have found a place he will always treasure
Success (A True Success)
When I yearned to sail across the sea
To find the adventures beyond me
I grew scared that I would fail
To get aboard the ship and set the sail
I worried about my path ahead
Trying to gather courage in my head
I climbed into the boat and set the sail
But soon after, my strength began to frail
I went back home, to my bed
Wondering where in my life I would be led
The next day, I went back to the dock
But when I pushed of, my boat nearly crashed into a rock
I went back once more to my hut, my head in my hands
Wondering how at this rate will I be able to explore other lands
But I still went and sat in my boat, pulling the sail up high
Catching a gale so strong that it seemed as if we were in the sky
So, after all, I got what I dreamed
And that is what success is to me
So, success is something that you don’t always get at first
And when you don’t, you often think that it’s the worst
But if you keep on persevering and achieve your goal
You will get inner-satisfaction and happiness to your soul
About the School
Nord Anglia International School Dubai offers the academic quality and rigour of the English National Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, but we deliver it using our own contemporary approaches to personalised learning with a truly global outlook. Our students are prepared and eager to make an impact on the world.
