Category: Poetry

While there’s
A love story
In each venue,
In each moment,
In each position,
That gives you
Your breath in this busy world;
That gives you
A sense of direction,
A reason to smile,
A hope beyond that which anyone can offer.

Her favourite love story
Was always the Sujood,
Where she and her Maker
Were the only ones.

With … Continue Reading

In the silence of the night
And in the darkness of a frail flickering candlelight,
She emerges with dampened skin,
Cladding her head with warm poplin.
Shivering body is soothed by the serenity from within.

She positions herself before Him .
Eyes set on the place of Sujood, hands raised,
And with an  اللّه اكبرself readily enslaved.

In the … Continue Reading

الحلا يحتويها
و الغلا يرتجيها

إبنتي حبيبتي
الله هالله عليها

لا أحد مثلها جائتني 
و زينها على شاني

القوافي لا يكفي 
تستحق إبنتي فيها

لها قدمت الروايا
و استحت الهدايا

من الشرور تحية 
و صعوبة حمية

لأن إبنتي هدية 
من إله البرية

مثل القلوب الندية 
لو ضمت ترتويها

و نور الشمس تعلى 
فوق بدر تجلى

غاية الحسن إبنتي
عنها الوصف … Continue Reading

Baba comes home and I shrivel,
The tired look on his face pushes me back.
He asks for a glass of water,
And I run to fetch one for him.

Handing it over, I secretly wish
It would wash down all his weariness.
Baba lies down, shuts his eyes
And orders for every noise to shut down.

Hence my task … Continue Reading

They barge into my room,
And make nonsensical requests.
I, with a smile plastered on my face
And a ‘yes, of course’,
involuntarily join their quests.

In my dictionary,
there lies only a word with which I respond.
Illiteracy is not quite the reason why,
in fact, it is the fear;
the fear of making them dissatisfy.

I speak their … Continue Reading

“Ya Abati!” (My dear father)
A son calls
“Ya Bunaiyya” (My little son)
A dad responds.

A dream he narrates,
Insignificant for a man;
Yet he first seeks
None other than his dad.

A father-son conversation
With utmost appreciation,
Love and trust you can’t deny.
Do fathers now give kids their time?

Patience, a quality essential,… Continue Reading

Broken relationships, severed ties,
Mistrust, distrust, so many fights!
To prevent this growing ailment in society,
Make good character a part of your identity.

Trust your parents
With your problems,
Just like Prophet Yusuf, who shared his vision
To find proper guidance and direction.

Treat your parents with due respect
Even if world’s riches you accumulate,
Do not say ‘uff’,… Continue Reading