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[POEM] Spring's Gift by Sh. Hamza |
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jannah |
05/06/05 at 02:14:18 |
slm, I believe this was written by Sh. Hamza Yusuf... ------------- I envy the sand that met his feet I’m jealous of honey he tasted sweet Of birds that hovered above his head Of spiders who spun their sacred web To save him from his enemies I envy clouds formed from the seas That gave him cover from the heat Of a sun whose light could not compete With his, whose face did shine so bright That all was clear in pitch-black night I envy sightless trees that gazed Upon his form completely dazed Not knowing if the sun had rose Or if the sky was one with those Who knelt, who prayed, and fasted too Simply because he told them to With truth and kindness, charity From God who gave such clarity His mercy comes in one He sent To mold our hearts more heaven bent I envy all there at his side Who watched the turning of the tide As truth prevailed and falsehood fled And hope restored life to the dead And men and women found their place With aspirations for God’s Face I envy the cup that gave him drink His thoughts that helped us all to think To be one thought that passed his mind Inspiring him to act so kind For me this world is not one jot If I could simple be a thought From him to God throughout the ages As revelation came in stages I pity all who think it odd To hear him say there is one God Or he was sent by God to men To hone their spirits’ acumen It’s pride that blinds us from the sight That helps good men to see his light He taught us all to be God’s slaves And he will be the one who saves Humanity from sinful pride Muhammad has God on his side So on this day be blessed and sing For he was born to grace our Spring With lilies, flowers, life’s rebirth In a dome of green like his on earth - Sh. Hamza Yusuf |
05/06/05 at 22:17:10 |
jannah |
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Kathy |
05/06/05 at 11:57:02 |
[slm] Nice post. Very nice It is interesting, because i am not a fan of poetry, due to ignorance, yet this one was so simple it was profound. |
A Tree Knelt In Praise |
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thezman |
05/08/05 at 00:00:33 |
Bismillah [slm] I know I shall never see a poem that bows like our tree a tree who like us loved to pray In adoration every day. A tree who humbly knelt In praise to God and never chose to raise Itself above the other trees Instead remained as If on knees. A tree who gave our scholars shade and never asked that it be paid a tree whose needles never hurt but gently fell upon the dirt. A tree whose worth cannot be told or ever lent or bought with gold a tree who showed us all it's height to God bowing with delight. It taught us all to clearly see a garden lies beneath a tree and then it showed us with a sigh that tree's like us, must also die. In an age of folly, play and mirth a tree has died with brow on earth. (Hamza Yusuf/March 2005...the Zaytuna Tree). Fi Amanillah Z. |
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