Category: Poetry
The Letter Home
Yusra Dahri, Tilford It’s cold and I want to go home.I’m writing this letter because I’m desperate.Everyone on this street calls me crazy. They say there’s no home to go back to,That I came from nowhere.If my house really existedI should remember the address.I should know where to sendThis thin letter– and I don’t. I don’t. But the feeling of home never left me.I … Read More The Letter Home
Noah’s Son
Yusra Dahri, Tilford I imagine Noah’s son On his treacherous mountain walk Climbing, craving, clinging to rock Until his hands are ripped up and raw. The old part of me, desperate to be strong Can almost hear his thoughts Shaking his head at his father Not trusting him at all: (Why get on a wooden boat When wood is crushed by rock? The mountain … Read More Noah’s Son
+ Allah, Beauty of the Heart, Children, Emotions, Faith, God's Pleasure, Love of God, Mother Love, Poetry, Prayer, Turning to God, Worship of God
For My Blossom
Attiya Shaukat, Leamington Spa Let the sunlight cover you. Say to your Lord, ‘My Allah, let me converse wholly with You’ Flower of mine, of gentle frame. Your name conjures a fragrance I retain. I watched you from a sapling grow, Protected you from thunder and snow. No matter how strong the Earth’s winds blow. To Allah alone, you must bow down low. I … Read More For My Blossom
+ Allah, Holy Quran, Islam, Poetry, Religion
Islam and Poetry
Renowned for their fluency in speech and richness of language, the Arabs were the fortunate nation among whom the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was born. The Word of God which was revealed to him captivated the hearts of many who were learned as well as those who were illiterate. But the Holy Qur’an cannot be downplayed and … Read More Islam and Poetry
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