My Answer

I wish I could fly

the same way as my soul is

I wish I could know the answer

For the same question,

That my heart is longing to know

I wish it was simpler

How I could explain

How I could tell

How I could let it flow

Out of my mouth

To your thirsty ears

Effortlessly

And satisfy the curious cats

But I had nothing to say

For my mind is full with nothing

I had no planned long-winded story

Or a beautiful scripted answer

Like a storyteller

or your TV presenter

This is just a story

About…

He had guided me

That’s all

Allah guided me.

Qalbu

Iman itu runtuh

Ranap, rapat ke bumi

Kerana lekanya hati

Iman itu susut

Surut tidak bisa ditahan

Hilang dalam keriuhan

Hanya qalbu yang sedar,

Semakin kehilangan.

Merangkak-rangkak

Mencari tangan pautan

Atau rendangnya dahan

Namun redup itu

Tak meneduhkan gundahnya hati

Yang rawan

Kejatuhan iman

Allah bantulah aku

Peliharalah qalbuku

Dari berpaling dari mu

Kerana aku sangat tahu

Tidak sedetik waktu

Berlalu tanpaMu.

by:JJo 24/1/11

A Girl's Heart Desire

I found this wonderful poem in iluvislam.com.(i corrected some grammatical stuff jadi akan sedikit berlainan dari yang original hehe cikgu English biasa lah. Muslimah out there this is for you :))

Sometimes,

I want to take off my hijab,

and show it to the world,

that I too,

am beautiful by the people's definition.

But,

deep down here,

in my little heart,

I know that beauty is by definition,

a mystery.

and it is forever more rewarding,

to be beautiful in God's eyes.

Sometimes,

I want to wear ruffled dresses and tight jeans,

show off what I really look like,

under those baggy shirts and loosely fitted pants,

to make a statement,

that I too,

have a figure and worth looking at.

But,

I know better,

to avoid entering the world of men's imagination,

for I love my future husband,

and I am ashamed,

what should be his, has already been unveiled by others.

Sometimes,

I want to show the world,

the other side of me,

the bubblier, bolder, and crazier me.

put myself on display,

for everyone to see,

to be desired, and admired upon.

But,

I know that eyes are not just eyes,

seeing is not just seeing,

image and respect are gained,

shame and humility deserve a better place,

Because in the end,

it is not just about me,

I carry a lot of impressions and expectations,

of what a Muslim girl should be,

I am covered by the word "Islam" the moment I walk out of my door,

So don't be selfish, girls

Can't you put away your heart's desire for something worth fighting for?

Love is all it takes.

Love.

http://www.iluvislam.com/karya/puisi-kreatif/1498-a-girls-heart-desire.html

Doa Si Peminta

Selalu benar aku meminta

Bermacam-macam ikut rasa

Tak kira masa tak kira ketika

Pantang terlintas

Kutambah doa

Akhirnya panjang berjela

Suatu hari aku bertanya

Apa aku beri kepada Dia

Samakah berat dgn doaku yang selembar dunia

Atau hanya rakus manusia

Tahu meminta selagi tersisa?

Kini kusekat masa, kusekat deria

Kuhijabkan segala minta

Satu saja aku mahu kukira

Cukupkan bagi aku yang hina

Cuma Allah dan RasulNya

by: Jaime Othman 4.25pm 17/1/11

Past and Present

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, "When someone becomes Muslim and his Islam is sound, Allah wipes out all his previous evil deeds. After that the accounting is that every good deed gets ten to seven hundred like it, while every evil deed gets its equivalent unless Allah forgives it."

It is related from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When the Islam of any of you is sound, then each good deed he does has ten to seven hundred times the reward is written for him and every evil deed has its equivalent written for him."

Ignorance is not bliss

Kadang-kadang

kita mahu bunga, Allah beri ulat

kita mahu pelangi, Allah bagi hujan

kita mahu matahari, Allah biarkan malam

Tapi kita tak sedar

Allah bagi ulat, supaya dapat jadi rama-rama

Allah bagi hujan untuk menumbuhkan bunga

Allah biarkan malam supaya kita sedar rupanya bulan ada

....

p/s: Ingatkan aku yang kadang-kadang lupa