POETRY: Apology To Every Muslim

To every Muslim I know and don’t know,

Whom I have offended in any way:

I’m sorry if there’s anything I owe,

Or if I’ve ever hurt you by mistake,

I’m sorry for any problem I caused,

For any arguments – if we did have –

Please forgive my forgetfulness and flaws,

Forgive if at you I have ever laughed,

I’m sorry if what I did I meant it –

If I did not mean it, I’m sorry too –

I’m sorry I acted like a ‘dimwit’,

Sorry to those I know and never knew.

Forgive – likewise, Allah will forgive you.

Forgive me please. May Allah forgive you too.

Ameen.

Miriam / Mariam Mababaya

POETRY: We Used To Live In Saudi Arabia

In the Name of Allah,

the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

We used to live in Saudi Arabia –
For many years that only God can tell –
Then we moved to where I sense nostalgia,
Reminding me of where I used to dwell.

Old memories I still find in my heart
Of the place where my childhood was first born –
From school and other things I had to part,
Like some furniture, books, and clothes I’d worn.

It saddens me to think of what I’ve left,
And then a new lesson I realize –
That when you rise on the Day of Judgment,
You’d think that only one day you survived.

So live your life – as though it is a dream –
To wake up pleased with what you’ve done and seen.


Miriam / Mariam Mababaya