Glory be

I am numb

The shock sets in

The pain recedes 

The words dry up

My mind is blank

My heart speaks in

Torrential rain

Each drop that falls

Painstakingly plain

The road ahead is bare desolate

The path strewn with pleasure and hate

It is what grows and festers inside

The hollow cave in my chest that lies , barren and cold, empty and sore, 

Throbbing with hurt and tales untold, the dreams have slept, the light has gone, the twinkling has ceased forever, no more. 

There is only one hope that shines , 

I know my Lord is supremely kind. I await his blessings on me divine, to banish this demon that resides in me, this emptiness that surrounds me, and fill my world with wonders and glee, in my two hearts happiness i seek, Glory Be unto Him O'Glory Be. 

 

Ode to expression

Ode To Expressions

By Madiha Naeem

To say what is in my heart. 
Is a desire I suppress. 
The way that you inspire me. 
Even poetry cannot express. 
The stars don't shine enough, 
To describe the sparkle in your eyes. 
Not a million clustered together. 
Through infinite number of skies. 
Why can I see the sunrise 
In a single grain of sand? 
Only if you've loved, 
Can you ever understand. 
My enemy is time, 
Like a candle burning hot. 
Melting quickly when I'm with you, 
And slowly when I'm not. 
If ever I dare to ponder 
This liaison we secure. 
I find a bizzare perfection 
which is best if left obscure.

A child an orphan

A Child an Orphan

By Madiha Idrees

Tear filled eyes 
And tortured emotions 
Battered thoughts 
confused commotion 
in my heart. 
No one understands 
what goes on with in me 
Tear streaked cheeks 
I'm craving devotion. 
The misplaced smile 
Those truthful lies 
I want love not 
fake devotion. 
Smoldering embers 
of fiery anguish 
I am a child in 
a wrecked position.

Written in 2001

Heart

Heart

By Madiha Idrees Motiwala

Every corner is taken 
Every crevice is filled 
with memories of happiness, 
sorrow and guilt. 
\The endless trickle 
of emotional treasure 
The harmony of jealousy, 
content and pleasure. 
\Bleeding in pain 
or hammering in surprise 
My heart throbs in 
continous disguise.

Written in 2000

Crying heart

Crying Heart


Lingering doubts 
cloud my mind 
at thoughts of all 
thats left behind. 
\The searing pain 
of love thats lost 
The treasured tears 
that know no cost. 
\The mind decieves 
The soul derives 
from the fathomless torture 
of the heart that cries.

Written 1999

A hole

There is a place in my heart which hurts
A place empty dark and grey
There is an abyss inside of me
Growing day by day

No one can hear the cries
No one can see the tears
That place inside of me clenches
Poisons me in every way

Emptiness gnaws inside
Depair is what i feel
At times i think
Oh Lord! Why me? Why me?  Why me?

This place inside of me
Took birth that very day
When you went slowly away
Leaving behind a gaping hole
This place inside of me.

Salaah is a Small Islam

It was amazing to read the paralells in this piece of work , i would love to share with you. I was reading this book my daughter 'Bedtime Stories' compiled by Maulana Muhammad Ahmed Khan and translated by Mufti Afzal hoosen Elias from Darul Huda Publications .

Salah is a small Islam.

This means that there is a bit of every other type of Ibadaah in salah. we can see the impotance of salah when we realise that whereas all forms of ibadah were made fard on earth, Rasulullah (saw) was called to the heavens when salaah was made fard.
The forms of ibadah that are found in salah are :

1. Fasting : Just as a person does not eat or drink when fasting, he also does not eat or drink when performing salaah.

2. Zakaah: By paying zakah , love for the world leaves the heart and Halaal wealth becomes pure. For salah, the body, clothing and place of salah have to be made pure too.

3.Hajj: Just as people have to go towards Kabaah for Hajj, they all have to face the Kabaah in salah.

4:Qurbani: Just as people sacrifice animals on Eidul Adha, they sacrifice the honour of thier foreheads in salah by placing it on the ground in front of Allah.

5.I'tikaaf: Just as people remain in the masjid during I'tikaaf and stop themselves from talking and going around and about, they also remain in one place when performing salaah and do not talk or move about.

In the salaah that the best of creations has recieved , we find the collective acts of worship of all the creations.

1. Just like the angels:

• Just as the angels recide durood for Rasulullah(saw) we also recite durood .



• Just as the angels recite tasbeeh for Allah and praise Him, we also recite surah fatiha in salaah and the Tasbeeh in Ruku and Sajdah.



• Just as the angels make dua for the people on earth, we give the angels duas of peace when we make salam at the end of salaah.



• The angels amke ruku and sujood so do we.



• Just as the angels are standing before allah all the time , we also stand in Qiyaan in salaah.

2: Just like the trees in Qiyaam : Just as the trees stand straight we also stand straight in qiyaam

3:Just like the Mountains in Tashahhus: Just as the mountains are seemingly sitting down, we also sit in salaah.

4: Just like the animals in ruku: Just liuke the animals are bowed down on four legs, we too bow in ruku.

5:Just like the fish and reptiles in sajdah: Just as the fish and reptiles are in a lying down postion all the time , we too go down in sajdah in salaah.

We there fore see that just as manis the best of creations his Ibaah is also the best because it includes the Ibadaah of all the creations.

Beautifull Paralells isnt it.