http://www.islamicpoetry.org Islamic Poetry RSS Feeds. IslamicPoetry.org showcases the best of both aspiring poets and professional Islamic poetry written in the English language. Poetry By Maria Zain ]]>]]> A glare! A million hexagon reflections. A thumping -]]> within a yellow and black fury coat, frightfully]]> panicked wings. One heart with one name]]> calling. Praying... Deeply praying. Inward humming]]> ]]> A tremor. A battle against mocking flames,]]> Bloody orange and deathly red, ]]> smoking high tides ]]> into the unbelievers' destroyed skies,]]> a ballet of evil, misguidance for one too many failures,]]> ]]> At peak, measly whimpering. A million tears from]]> hexagons falling but a mist. Its mouth peeps]]> and a tiny droplet of water ]]> falls upon the monstrous crimson]]> streaks, as the bee cries in anguish and Nimrod cackles freak glory]]> ]]> but a divine facade; ]]> the flames divide, ]]> revealing:]]> ]]> Thaumaturgy.]]> A glossy paradise garden of lush with a ]]> Nightingale singing ninety nine ]]> names of One, and the ]]> one worth saving safe within arms.]]> ]]> The little helper into relief sails...]]> and happy weeping from one slight effort. But, ]]> such small strife deeply replenished. ]]> ]]> In return, one of mankind's tingling flavoring ]]> to feasts and drink, a healing essence, ]]> Sincerely yours, ]]> from one sweet Honey Artisan ]]>]]> ]]>Visit IslamicPoetry for more poems!]]>]]>]]> ]]>]]> http://www.islamicpoetry.org/viewpoem.php?id=338 By Khuram Shahzad ]]>]]> This was that body I fed]]> This was that body I gave sleep]]> Yet, this was that body]]> That drowned me deep]]> On that final day]]> ]]> This was that body I kept clean]]> This was that body I gave beauty ]]> Yet, this was that body]]> That harmed me]]> On that final day]]> ]]> This was that body I gave respect]]> This was that body I gave choice]]> Yet, this was that body]]> That left me without a voice]]> On that final day]]> ]]> This was that body I cared for]]> This was that body I gave liberty]]> And yet, this was that body]]> That turned against me]]> On the day that I needed it the most ]]>]]> ]]>Visit IslamicPoetry for more poems!]]>]]>]]> ]]>]]> http://www.islamicpoetry.org/viewpoem.php?id=339 By Saadia Wasim ]]>]]> Remember the time when you were in hands of beasts,]]> Remember when your body was no more than a feast!]]> Remember when the souls were buried with the dead,]]> Remember when there was no wisdom in the.. .heads!]]> Remember the time when the hearts were stone hard,]]> Remember the time when the chastity, had no guard!]]> Remember the time when you strangled all your sighs,]]> Remember when all the tears dried out in your eyes!]]> ]]> Then,]]> ]]> Remember when SOMEONE held fast your...trembling hands,]]> Remember from your grave, you were pulled out on the land!]]> Remember that you were dressed with the clothes of dignity,]]> Remember a veil was drawn....... over the gaze of impurity!]]> Remember the revolution....that you brought into the world,]]> Remember how motherhood ,.. shapened straight ,the curled!]]> Remember how you made the human out of the....... animals']]> Remember how you created a society out of ......a jungle!]]> ]]> Now !]]> ]]> You prefer the death over the life you were blessed with,]]> You forgot.....to wear the clothes your were dressed with!]]> You left all the modest values aside ,..copying the West,]]> You forgot your very own self ,.... the pure,.. the best!]]> Go and search for the coffin you left beside your grave !]]> And wear that shame to be alive,if you really are brave!]]> Don't forget the lessons of history ,.... O woman of East!]]> Don't try to make,out of yourself , a feast for the beasts! ]]>]]> ]]>Visit IslamicPoetry for more poems!]]>]]>]]> ]]>]]> http://www.islamicpoetry.org/viewpoem.php?id=340 By Francisco Deleon ]]>]]> I looked at the Men who bowed in the day to the strange ]]> music that played]]> The voice hypnotizing ]]> They say Islamic Faith ..Is corrupt]]> But if they look ]]> They are corrupt ]]> They see what they wish to see ]]> But from outsiders eyes I see beauty ]]> I see sands sweeping soft melodies]]> I hear children play]]> I cry for understanding of two faiths ]]> I fear the impending ]]> But open my arms to Allah ]]>]]> ]]>Visit IslamicPoetry for more poems!]]>]]>]]> ]]>]]> http://www.islamicpoetry.org/viewpoem.php?id=341 By Jane Leanne Gwinnell ]]>]]> Allah created speech; allowing those to ]]> make their reach, to far nations and tribes]]> and sleeping on our right side.]]> Allah opens those inside to let them seek the truth about him; and helping them to avoid the people's lives of grim.]]> Dark purple shades and fallen dark leaves on a late summer afternoon; pale blue skies where the bare trees swift from side to side. Have we not noticed these incredible things... ]]>]]> ]]>Visit IslamicPoetry for more poems!]]>]]>]]> ]]>]]> http://www.islamicpoetry.org/viewpoem.php?id=342 By Sis Zabrina AB ]]>]]> Mother,]]> I missed you so much]]> I remembered you today]]> As I sat alone on your favourite chair]]> Thinking about my life]]> And where it has taken me]]> Your daughter has grown up ]]> Your daughter has faced the world]]> You would cry if only you knew]]> The trials and challenges that passed me by]]> The turbulence and turmoil that has enveloped me]]> But I faced it all Alhamdulillaah]]> With the strength from Allaah]]> With the prayer you have made for me]]> Once upon a time]]> I can always feel your presence]]> Even in my darkest hour]]> I can always hear your whispers]]> Asking me to do the right thing ]]> Even if that would be the most bitter of all]]> Even if I cannot swallow it all]]> This one will be over, sweetheart]]> It is just a phase]]> It will leave in a swift]]> So stay tight and stay strong]]> Focus and hang on]]> But when it disappears do remember]]> There is the next one coming]]> But that too, will be over]]> That too, will be over ]]>]]> ]]>Visit IslamicPoetry for more poems!]]>]]>]]> ]]>]]> http://www.islamicpoetry.org/viewpoem.php?id=343 By Verna Uddin ]]>]]> Oh Prophet Mohammed without your message from Allah where would be ]]> Walking around on this earth thinking it was eternity.]]> ]]> Without your struggles and strife we would not have what we know as life.]]> I am so ashamed when I think of the problems that affect me everyday.]]> I can't begin to understand the problems you faced while on earth.]]> I can only be pleased with the message you have sent and what it is worth.]]> ]]> Oh Prophet Mohammed your life was filled with so much beauty and knowledge, but to others it was seen as anger.]]> It saddens me so deeply to think that your life was filled with so much danger.]]> ]]> Allah knew that you would take His word and spread it throughout the land and for thousands of years with many trials and tribulations, it would withstand.]]> ]]> Without you Prophet Mohammed we would be so lost, we would be selling ourselves short at any cost.]]> There will never be any amount of repayment to you that would suffice. ]]> For all of the things you had to sacrifice]]> ]]> Just to ensure that one human would remember Allah and Islam.]]> We will continue to help you in your journey of spreading Allahs word.]]> From every human to every ant to every bird.]]> ]]> Allah sent the rules to you that we must obey, ]]> The number one rule being Always remember to pray.]]> ]]> Without these rules that you have defined, we would not care]]> We would be doing the things that Allah could not bear.]]> ]]> How could anyone doubt the message you have been sent?]]> If ever any doubt to us, we must repent.]]> ]]> It is a humans nature to stretch the truth, to take a little here and there, to talk behind others without second thought.]]> Thank you for teaching us that these habits should never be taught, ]]> We should follow the rules revealed to you in the Holy Quran]]> And help spread the word of Islam and Haram. ]]>]]> ]]>Visit IslamicPoetry for more poems!]]>]]>]]> ]]>]]> http://www.islamicpoetry.org/viewpoem.php?id=314 By Therlyn Bibi ]]>]]> While praying one day,]]> A lady asked,]]> "Who are you, Allah?". ]]> He answered, "I Am."]]> "But who is I Am?" she asked.]]> And He replied, "AL-MUHAYMIN]]> I Am AS-SALAM,AL-WADUD, ]]> I Am AL-WALI ]]> I Am AR-RAHMAN, AR-RAHIM]]> And Al- NOOR]]> I Am AL-WASI, AL-QAWI ]]> I Am AL-WALI ]]> I Am AR-RAZZAQ , AL-AZIZ]]> I Am AL-KHALIQ ]]> I Am AL-AWWAL, AL-AAKHIR ]]> And the end,]]> I Am AL-KABIR."]]> The lady with tears in her ]]> eyes looked toward ]]> Janna and said,]]> "Now I understand,]]> But Allah, who am I?"]]> Then Allah tenderly ]]> Wiped the tears from her]]> Eyes and whispered,]]> "You are Mine."]]> ]]>]]> ]]>Visit IslamicPoetry for more poems!]]>]]>]]> ]]>]]> http://www.islamicpoetry.org/viewpoem.php?id=315 By Shireen Patel ]]>]]> There was once a man that lived he had barely enough to give. ]]> He had a loving mother and father but not longer did they live. ]]> With his grandfather's hand to hold he grew into an honest noble man. ]]> He was unable to read or write yet he had the greatest of sights; to seek what was right. ]]> He was a man of his word trusted and adored but again his strength took a blow as his grandfather was put to rest deep below. ]]> A blessed man he was, chosen above all others but see how much he struggled. ]]> A blessed man he was but he was beaten black and blue. ]]> He had to bury his dear wife and children too. ]]> Doesn't it make you wonder why a blessed man had to endure so much? ]]> Doesn't it make you see that blessed is he who has to earn eternity? ]]> For no soul shall bear a burden more than it could hold, so why do we continue to complain when we haven't a scar to claim? ]]> It's easy to see that blessings are not from the things we can touch - blessings are hidden opportunities for our hearts to clutch. ]]> Take a moment to reflect, sacrifice your world and the money that gives you comfort and control.....for a blessed man is he whose being projects serenity. ]]> A blessed man is he who lives in awareness. ]]> A blessed man is he who follows that which our beloved Prophet (peace be upon him) did and that which he struggled to pass to us.]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> ]]> ]]>]]> ]]>Visit IslamicPoetry for more poems!]]>]]>]]> ]]>]]> http://www.islamicpoetry.org/viewpoem.php?id=322 By Edna Yaghi ]]>]]> No one can take away from me ]]> My identity, ]]> For it is mine. ]]> Palestinian am I. ]]> ]]> I am the river that flows ]]> Through my land. ]]> I am the mountain ]]> Noble and magnificent ]]> Rising up out of chaos and destruction. ]]> ]]> I greet the morning sun ]]> That shines down on my fertile valleys ]]> And parches my barren desert. ]]> ]]> I am the red poppy and yellow daffodil ]]> That grow upon my bloodstained hills. ]]> I am the battle cry of freedom ]]> That echoes through my corridors ]]> And every fiber of my being. ]]> ]]> Palestinian am I. ]]> I am the proud owner of ]]> Orange orchards and lemon blossoms ]]> And honey bees, wild and free. ]]> ]]> I am the David child wielding a single stone ]]> Against the Israeli Goliath. ]]> I am not afraid, ]]> For truth is with me and God is on my side. ]]> If I die, ]]> A choir of angels will honor me ]]> And later, my parents will grasp my outstretched hand ]]> And join me in Heaven. ]]> I am the tears of ]]> Mothers weeping for their dead sons. ]]> I am the footsteps of ancient prophets ]]> Who foretold of doom and destruction ]]> To those who torture and oppress me. ]]> ]]> My brethren are the doves, hummingbirds and seagulls ]]> That fly unhindered above my sea. ]]> I am Palestinian, ]]> Therefore, I am. ]]> ]]> No one can take my identity ]]> Away from me, ]]> Not tanks or guns or bombs ]]> Meant to desecrate me and kill me. ]]> My country lives in me. ]]> ]]> I am the cry of liberty ]]> No matter what they take from me, ]]> They can't take away my identity ]]> Or my dignity. ]]> Palestinian am I. ]]>]]> ]]>Visit IslamicPoetry for more poems!]]>]]>]]> ]]>]]> http://www.islamicpoetry.org/viewpoem.php?id=327