 Religion and God are omnipresent throughout the collection , as evidenced from the first poem , " Padamu Jua " . Amir often uses the word " Tuhan " ( " God " ) . However , unlike his earlier poems which used it in a similar manner to " Dewa " ( " Deity " ) , in Nyanyi Sunyi the word is used as understood in Abrahamic religions , such as Amir 's own Islam ; Amir shows influences from Sufism . In some cases , writes Teeuw , Amir treats God almost as a lover , using familiar terms such as " engkau " ( " you " ) to address Him . However , Amir recognises that he cannot be one with God . Jassin writes that Amir seems aware of his own smallness before God , acting as a puppet for God 's will ; Teeuw notes that Amir recognises that he would not exist if God did not . 
