Poems in General
- :Ayesha Bint Mahmood
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Poems in General
by :
Ayesha Bint Mahmood
Take time to think;
It is the source of power.
Take time to read;
It is the foundation of wisdom
Take time to play;
It is the secret of staying young.
Take time to be quiet;
It is the opportunity to seek God.
Take time to be aware
It is the opportunity to help others
Take time to love and be loved;
It is God's greatest gift.
Take time to laugh;
It is the music of the soul.
Take time to be friendly;
It is the road to happiness.
Take time to laugh;
It is the music of the soul.
Take time to be friendly;
It is the road to happiness.
Take time to dream;
It is what the future is made of.
Take time to pray;
It is the greatest power on earth.
By Ayesha bint Mahmood
Familiar faces we often greet
Exchanging dialogue while we meet
But as we gesture, respond and smile
Before we speak, just think a while
Welcome not with words unrewarding
'Hello', 'Good day', 'Good evening', 'Good morning'
But choose to radiate peace and calm
Offer a warm exchange of 'Salam!'
'And peace on you' - comes the reply
Will bond our kinship and strenghen our tie
To those unknown, do not hesitate
We are one family in Islamic faith
Allah's servants of the sky
The Angels extend this humble reply
And our acceptance into Grace
Yeilds 'Salam' - a blessed fate
So give glad tidings with words serene
Spread the blessings of 'peace' - our Din
And relish the good of this healing balm
And wish all our brothers and sisters 'Salam'
By Ayesha bint Mahmood
O earth! the bed within you, is today lying bare
But one day this stranger will occupy you
So embrace my bones gently
- with tender compassion
And do not become my enemy
O earth! I have lived and experiences some life
But never turned away from your memory
Your silent call beckons
- and severs my laughter
And your stillness has never deserted me
O earth! Allah knows when i must keep company with you
The day my blanket is your soil
So expand your narrowness for this fearful entrant
And shield from me all of your toil
This traveller will return to the dust she was made from
To face an eternal new life
O grave! prepare for me a pillow of comfort
And shine onto me, your welcoming light.
By Ayesha bint Mahmood
As you gaze across to me
Your searching eyes are questioning me
'How is it you live?' You say
'Do you trek a straight pathway?
With Whom do you daily plead?
Why this Book you always read?
And the dress you women wear!
Why this scarf upon your hair?
In your palm is there some power?
Why then supplicate each hour?
What then, do you claim to share?
For world justice do you care?
Tell me! Speak what is right
What then is your plight?'
In Allah's Name I now begin
'For Him, I do everything
Dependent I am, so I pray
Seeking Guidance night and day
His Good-Will I try to live
To share my love and wealth I give
My prayers for blessings never cease
For all creatures, man and beast
My coverings are His decree
To help me grow in purity
And my Qur'an fulfils a need
It strengthens me and my belief
And every human I embrace
Extending peace to every race
My path: Islam, is Straight and pure
For every sickness, there is a cure
O stranger! Much talk you raise!
Know this! To God is due our Praise!'
By Ayesha bint Mahmood.
I am a bird with outstretched wings
I go flying high above all things
Into the clouds my body soars
To softly depart from heavenly doors
Swift is my movement in timely motion
But I am the toil in the thinking man's potion
For man does observe but he cannot explain
He gazes above for answers in vain
How do I rise without visible strings?
A miracle, he confesses are my two wings
And then every morn. I wake with no fill
But when the day sets, I am nourished, yet still
He thinks I have no conscience
I tell you I have knowledge!
I will lift the veil from your blind eye
And tell you O people! that I am a sign
To him who searches for life's things - plainer
I tell you I have a Glorious Sustainer
The King He is, of all of the sky
The answer to your troubling why?
I work and I live in humble service
I am created like you, for purpose, in earnest
To Praise our Creator, and worship our Lord
Together we must live in harmony, not discord
So listen O mankind! to this humble bird
Take flight to Allah's Word!
by Ayesha bint Mahmood
As I rise each day
Al-Hamdulillah I say
As I put on my dress
Al-Hamdulillah I express
As I fill my empty plate
Al-Hamdulillah I state
As I make ready to strive
Al-Hamdulillah for another day alive
As I hear the birds sing
Al-Hamdulillah for the melody they bring
As I watch the sun rise
Al-Hamdulillah for my eyes
As I wash in the stream
Al-Hamdulillah I am clean
As I pray my Salat
Al-Hamdulillah for the best start
As I share my gifts with neighbours
Al-Hamdulillah for Allah's favours
As I delight with my family
Al-Hamdulillah for their care for me
As I pray for forgiveness
Al-Hamdulillah for deliverance
As I open the Qur'an
Al-Hamdulillah for my Iman
As I understand and take heed
Al-Hamdulillah, Al-Hamdulillah
For all the good I receive.
by Ayesha bint Mahmood
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