Stranger N Proud!

Silent Stares...
Nervous smiles...
Hesitant steps taken towards me...

With the words of Tawheed engraved in my heart I approached the world with my smile.

What ran through their minds, I wondered, as my eye made contact with theirs?
It didn't matter, and I didn't care.

Oppressed they thought I was? Uneducated? Not Free?
A stranger in this world I walked in...
Covered from head to toe, I upheld this Deen
But as much as they stared, they simply were too blind to see.

With unshakable faith, I continued to smile
Surrounded by an army of Angels, and heaven in my eyes,
As strange as I looked, I would never step down
Forever I will hold my head up high, forever proud!

All Praise be to You

The priceless bounties You have bestowed upon me
I can neither thank You nor praise You sufficiently
With every particle of air I inhale and exhale
I am aware that You are with me without any fail
And when my pain sees no end and my eyes are swollen from tears
To You I turn to comfort me, eradicating my fears
I turn away from the world as the world turns away from me
And alone I remain... Nobody to understand what I want nor what I need
So while my eyes cry from joy and as my heart bleeds from pain
It's only You Allah I thank and praise
For it is only You that can comfort, cherish and sustain.

I wish I may... I wish I might

So sleepless.. I spend my night in sighs...

The tears sting as I yearn for just one look into your eyes.
Just a glimpse of you... And a glimpse of your smile...
I continue to wait for this dream, hoping it soon to come into near sight...
Yet so distant it seems, it is making the pain hard to fight...
But I still wish I may... and I still wish I might...
Be the one you wish for every night

Struggling

So Afraid to cross that line...
My heart is in fear...
My soul cries out to You oh Allah
Yearning to taste the sweetness of this faith, so dear...

Free me from these dunya chains...
For I am struggling to break free...
I know that with every breath You are with me,
So, liberate my soul and save it from drowning in this worldly sea

Yaa Rabb, make my nafs not one to be tempted by the treasures of this prison
Trapped I feel, with nowhere to go... Make Your Qur'aan my only guidance
Struggling I am... I need You ya Allah, I need You to give me strength,
This life is of no worth, Yaa Rabbi accept from me when I repent...

I want to be strong...
Yet I'm struggling through...
Allow me to taste the purity of iman...
Allow me to feel the tenderness of being close to You...