THE ISLAMIC POETRY OF SHUKRI ZAIN

The pseudonym shukri zain belongs to haji md. zain haji serudin of negara brunei darussalam, an oil-rich sultanate in southeast asia. he is a widely-travelled writer and has contributed profusely to malay-islamic literature. in this paper his contribution to islamic poetry by using his native malay language as the vehicle for his poetic expression will be discussed. the much-as-faithful-as-possible translation into english of excerpts of his poems together with the titles are provided by the contributor of this article.