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The me in me is the fragile soul that strives to be perfect.
Like refining of me to meet everyone's expectations.
The me in me is a tired soul that struggles to make me perfect.
The me in me lives in fear...
To the woman who now seems Older
And who happened to be my blessed Mother
Cherishing me during the age I was Smaller
And also at the moment I became Younger.
Although you are not near to be a Scholar,
But the display of...
They are colossal men; legends who were contemporaneous with the prophet,
_Rijal and Nisa' hawla Rosul._
They bury their feet on the Prophet's trail
valour sinks in their hearts as they turn their naked chests to the
Prophet's shield.
Therein is the warrior
and wielder,...
Looking down into the wavy ocean.
Crossing over the railings of the bridge
Drenched, in my ocean of tears
Confused, to proceed or not
Hey! thou ungrateful!
Thou thinkest Allah despises you? ,
Alas! You thought to hang on the wire,
Are your deeds enough to...
By Deejah (Abra_Muslimah)
When the flower of the day blooms
And the sun peaks from its kingdom
The moon running back to its empire
After fully illuminating the night before
The colorful birds start to chirp
And the sun gradually rises
Forgetting it's shyness.
The cocks crow...
Death is the beginning of life
In the barzakh, the afterlife
Where all men shall meet Nakeer
And Munkar, both rich and Faqeer
The Chief Examiners in the grave
Tough, straightforward and brave
To answer the questions: man rabbuka?
“Who is your Lord?” Then, mā dīnukā?
“What...
When the sky cracks apart
dispersing like snowflakes.
When the stars fall on earth
like shards.
When the Sun loses its light
and the earth crumbles.
When the seas and rivers,
the oceans and lakes;
wrap into another
reduced to nothingness.
The mountains, valleys and rocks—
goes puff!
When life is...
Stop the clocks, telephones off!
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone
Silence the pianos with muffled drums
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come
Let the airplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He is dead!
Put the...
When I die, but
I can still feel an ant crawl on my skin
Hear the hands of the clock as it ticks.
If I could still distinguish between beef and cow skin.
Hear babies cry and cock crows.
Tell the difference between caps...
