On Marriage

This is all from observation
So refrain from taking this afar,
I want to talk about marriage
And the three types that there are.

The first is the dominant Male
Keen to have his way,
An imposer of his ideals
Fear not, he'll have his day.

Of the second type, you'll chuckle
Is one of the woman in charge,
She hastens to have her way
Her ego describes as large.

Both these adamant types
Seek a common goal,
But at what expense you ask?
The expense of the Soul!

Selfish morality defined
By making their future bleak,
They lead to naught but death
It is progression that we seek!

The third type however
Is a marriage formed with Him;
Both parties resigned to obey
A life that is free from sin.

Oh Allah make from our offspring
A generation subservient to You,
And a leader among the Righteous
Oh Allah make it true!

Amin

5/11/12

Let us Pray for Strength

I see distress in your eye
And I know you may feel pain
May Allah shower his blessings upon you
Like the heavy monsoon rain

A loss of anything hurts the soul
And instils a state of strife
Many things leave you lost for words
But the worst is the loss of life

The companions are a role model for us to see
And the Prophet also felt this, worse
Their pain was as bad as yours my friend
So if you may, I shall rehearse-

A lesson to learn, I give to you
My family, on this grim full day
Allah is with the patient and
Forgiving to whom He may

The companions expound an example
Twas a truthful companion that did
This lesson is very important
For impatience it does forbid

One day her son, due to die
Had an ailment of terrible source
The father one day went to work and
His son's soul departed his corpse

The father returned and wanted to see
His beloved son who was ill
His wife then sat him down to eat
And was as time was standing still

Not knowing his son had died
He said: "What keep ye mother form us?"
And after her husband finished his meal
She asked her husband thus:

"If anyone entrusts you with something of his
Be it money, silver or gold
A camel load of goods and food
Or even a life of nine years old

And such a one, my husband so
He asks of it back one day
What would you do to realize
That your son has died today"

Upon this the father straight away
Knew that his son returned
To be present among angels and God
With all that his life had earned

The father felt no pain or scorn
With what his wife did say
And said:"If it was truly written
I wouldn't wait another day!"

Such was the training of Muhammad I say
To his companions and enemies alike
So let us prepare for a day like this
For death any time can strike

God be with us in all affairs
And help us through this life I say
For the life to come is much more blessed
Let us pray for strength today

Won’t you be my God?

Won’t you be my God?




Oh my beloved who I long to meet!
Oh my beloved who I long to greet!
Whichever way my river flows,
I rest assure that my Allah knows.

I tried so hard, and left it all
Passed every test, be it big or small.
Won't you then, God, come to help?
To prove this love, God, that I have felt?

I need your help, and I know you see
My faith is weak, most definitely!
I guess theres nothing left to say,
But, won't you be my God today?

Time

Time


To see eternity in an hour
And infinity in the palm of your hands
You need no physical power
Save to humble yourself as you stand

To witness Divinity for real
And to see the ecstatic light
Remember that to love is to feel
And follow that which is right

To stand through hardship affirm
I implore to ask from the heart:
"Where did He go for Him to return
He was in us all along from the start!"

A path we use as a way
A companion, for the journey ahead
So let us not waste this day
And seize every moment instead

Once again

Once again

All my life I searched until
I became the mirror myself
And through your fountain my life did fill
With an array of spiritual health

Xibalba has a place in your heart
And is a mirrors job to reflect it
So when the truth stares you in the face
It is not your job to reject it

The fountain of life is faith
Across seventy-three acres of land
I offer once again, my dear
come, and take my hand

Let us pray for His Grace

Let us pray for His Grace




Oh men of knowledge
Why can't you see?
Allah brings to witness
The smallest flea!

So tell me how
Would be the day
We wouldn't have anything
In our favour to say

And our hands and feet
And our eyes and ears
Will speak of our works
Done over the years

Tell me how you'd fare
This judgement I tell
When a date is the difference
Between Heaven and Hell

Tell me how you would fare
When the judgement is done
And intercession won’t help
Neither father nor son

Tell me how you'd fare
When your works will be bust
And the guilty will wish
That their bones were the dust

But we have to know
And we have to pray
That our sins are forgiven
On judgement day

I pray He emits
The sins from our case
I pray for His Mercy
I pray for His Grace

I pray He give us
The time to amend
And the time to make Him
A warm-bosom friend

I pray He admits us
In this paradise place
Let us pray for His Mercy
Let us pray for His Grace

Heaven on Earth (funny)

A few years ago, in the heat of Ramadhan, I was sitting in lecture and all I could think of was this.


Heaven on Earth



As silence dominates the room
And as I hear the pin drop scream
Nothing goes through my mind except
The thought of Krispy Kreme

Maybe a Chocolate Sprinkle today
As my double glazed eyes look around
And imagine the oozing filling inside
It is Heaven on Earth I have found!

Belief

Belief


In His name do I start
And start is all I will
For to finish is surely to end
Before our bellies have had their fill

A spiritual hunger has taken
What was left of my soul to grasp
And fed it such words of truth
That can never imprest a mask

I perceive; a humble i
That belief is a state of mind
For ones actions are as a result
To the morale one's brain is aligned

I can not help but stress
The time of departure awaits
Oh criticizers, listen well!
Hear good the words I relate

But words are made up of letters
What matters is how you perceive
And practise these traits within:
A definition itself of belief!