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336 · Dec 2022
Veiled
Yousra Amatullah Dec 2022
There's nothing more courageous than a man, acting upon his name. And there's nothing more beautiful than a woman guarded with the veil of her Lord.
332 · Apr 2021
Unconditional love
Yousra Amatullah Apr 2021
His ink doesn't dry out my pen.
Sometimes, life is as simple as it seems.
314 · Feb 2021
Dripping hope
Yousra Amatullah Feb 2021
Words are like water.
When they are being used well, they become a source of life for every living being on this planet. A source of hope.
When we waste them on the other hand,
our tongues will be the first ones to suffer.
305 · Jul 2022
Non-refoulement
Yousra Amatullah Jul 2022
"We don't want you inside our borders but we will try to get inside yours"
303 · Aug 2022
Hart
Yousra Amatullah Aug 2022
Hetgeen van de tong druipt
stroomt door het hart
263 · May 2021
Vreemdeling
Yousra Amatullah May 2021
Onbekend, een vreemdeling,
Voor wie nimmer heeft gezien.
Verafschuwd door zij die weigeren te aanschouwen.

Geapprecieerd, geliefd door zij die trachten te vinden.
Geliefd door Hem,
Die voortdurend ziet.
English version is coming soon!
Yousra Amatullah May 2021
I fear the day where 'assalamou 'alaykoum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuh' loses its meaning.

I fear the day where we say 'we're family fi deen'
when it's no longer something we actually mean.

I fear the day where pride,
blocks rays of sunlight.

I fear the day where brothers and sisters lose their way,
living life without thinking 'this could be my last day'.

I fear the day where I will not take heed,
from what I've constantly let you read.

I fear for the Ummah,
forgetting about tawheed.
260 · Jul 2022
Vergeten
Yousra Amatullah Jul 2022
Hij die een vrouw naar beneden haalt, op welke manier dan ook, is de positie van zijn moeder vergeten.
251 · Sep 2023
Courageous she is
Yousra Amatullah Sep 2023
Courage is
acting upon his name

While beauty is
guarded with the veil of her Lord
243 · Sep 2021
Solitude
Yousra Amatullah Sep 2021
Solitude never tires the one who's constantly awake
243 · Dec 2021
Fruitlessly
Yousra Amatullah Dec 2021
He got distracted by the shimmering of a fruitless mirage

He drank until drunk

Dust covered up his tongue, forcing his heart to swallow stone

He drank until dust

He drank until mirroring
The very same mirage

He drank,
Fruitlessly
242 · Mar 2021
What goes around...
Yousra Amatullah Mar 2021
Love the words you use.
You will meet them again soon, in the same way you've let them go.
233 · Jan 2022
Why?
Yousra Amatullah Jan 2022
They are waiting for others to love them
While having hearts of their own
227 · Jan 2021
Living water
Yousra Amatullah Jan 2021
We all come from the same place, have the same home. Like water has its own resting place. The wind blows the water towards the surface of this earth. In order to see, feel and hear what is going on. After a brief moment, that same wind pulls the water back home, back to its resting place again.

Only the water that comes into direct contact with the wind quickly finds its way home; it understands. Unlike the water that is swallowed up by the stones and sand of this world. That water takes longer to understand, but it eventually will go back home too. And it takes even longer for it to understand, that holding on to sand and stones isn't going to change anything about that.
215 · Dec 2021
Blind
Yousra Amatullah Dec 2021
Verdronken in geest
Tongen blind gemaakt
Harten, met lood ingegoten
Doof voor eigen naam

Als waterdruppels hebben zij zich laten absorberen door het stof van deze dunya
Zij verkeren in droogte, enkel en alleen om mee te kunnen praten over de hardheid waarmee zij de ziel wensen te verpletteren

Zij hebben *** huizen kostenloos weggegeven
En zijn gaan leven in de bek van een slang
Achteloos wachten zij op de sleutel der goedkeuring
Vol wetenschap van *** mogelijke ondergang
215 · Jun 2021
Words
Yousra Amatullah Jun 2021
A lot of people will read your words,
And a lot of people will listen while you speak,
But not everyone has the courage to hear your voice.
Just a simple reminder
210 · Dec 2021
Mรจre
Yousra Amatullah Dec 2021
Als een Juliet-roos
Uiterst kostbaar om te oogsten
Een hart als fluweel, als een boeket aan rozen
Geeft hoge noten af, diepe, eindeloze kleuren

Zij die oogsten, zijn bedachtzaam
Geschikt, zoals ik uit jou ben voortgekomen
En voor wie onzorgvuldig is
Ben ik, zorgvuldig, als een doorn in het oog
Yousra Amatullah Oct 2022
Achteloos proberen zij aan het licht te sleutelen
Terwijl de hitte van de zon hen inhaalt
199 · Dec 2022
Him, I told everything
Yousra Amatullah Dec 2022
Him, I told everything
I told Him about the sleeplessness of dunya
And about the dreams of akhirah

I told Him in poems,
As eyes started to speak
And tears started to colour the prayer mat

Every tear, on their knees
Every met grain of sand, sees
Overflowing pages, and their never ending stories
Dunya = world
Akhirah = hereafter
196 · Dec 2022
Hijaab
Yousra Amatullah Dec 2022
He swt declared our right 'to be covered' fard, SoubhanAllah. He declared our hijaab fard as a sign of His Mercy. Yet we fail to remember our names. We fail to remember what our beloved prophet Muhammad saws went through, and those who came before him. We forget about those who suffered and died for the sake of Allah swt. They went through so much pain, spreading and defending women's rights. Telling her that she is utmost valuable and that she should be cherished, protected, covered.

We fail to remember the blood that has been shed. We do so when we perfume our hijaab, and when we show off that little bit of hair. We do so when our headscarves don't match our skinny jeans and when our freshly painted faces don't add up to the beauty of haya. We do so when our hijaab is see-through, showing our beautiful curved bodies to a world that in the end will testify against us.

My dear sisters, you are so beautiful wearing His shield instead of the world's corruption.

Please, for the sake of Allah swt, protect yourselves.
190 · Dec 2021
Soul
Yousra Amatullah Dec 2021
The heart becomes mesmerizing
When overpowered by the scent of one's soul
187 · Sep 2021
Children of Palestine
Yousra Amatullah Sep 2021
Reign
My beloved children
Your ashes will be rained upon
Your soul, everliving
Your name remains

Let them dream, during the night
Let them feast, during the day
For the occupier
Will find himself occupied
'One day'
170 · Apr 2022
๐Ÿ’™
Yousra Amatullah Apr 2022
Wat is een kind zonder huis
Anders dan een staat zonder volk
168 · Aug 2021
๐Ÿ‘ฃ
Yousra Amatullah Aug 2021
Wear yours with respect
For it suits you
Even if you're able to fit into mine
You wouldn't be able to walk, wearing them the way I do
Simply because they weren't made to fit you
For they suit me
My integrity
163 · Jan 2022
๐ŸŒฑ
Yousra Amatullah Jan 2022
They have occupied the blue
Thinking the green will follow,
Naturally
161 · Jun 2022
Accordingly
Yousra Amatullah Jun 2022
We live in a world where people introduce themselves with names of honor, but refuse to act accordingly.
159 · Feb 2022
Focus
Yousra Amatullah Feb 2022
Focus,
Jannah is just around the corner

-
If it is true love what makes your beating heart,
Remind me of death
Jannah is the Arabic word for Heaven/Paradise
158 · Dec 2022
Perhaps
Yousra Amatullah Dec 2022
Senselessly, I wanted
No tongue, to prevent me from speaking ill
No eyes, assuming I wouldn't have to see the horrors of this dunya
No ears, to prevent me from hearing anything ill
A numb body, assuming I wouldn't be able to walk astray
Sickness, to gain patience and to get closer to You, Allah

Instead, You gave me
A voice, perhaps to gain patience and to get closer to You, Allah
Sight, perhaps to see and follow the right path
Hearing, perhaps to remind me of Your mercy
A strong body, perhaps to take a stand against all evil
Health, perhaps to avoid me from speaking ill
150 · Mar 2022
Patience
Yousra Amatullah Mar 2022
He's there having patience with you
Maybe you should have patience with others too
148 · May 2021
Mama
Yousra Amatullah May 2021
Kostbaar,
Ronduit onschatbaar.
Nu,
Het parelmoer dat jouw ogen verlaat,
De diamant in jou verder doet schitteren.

Jij bent het die geeft,
Aan edel-behoeftigen.
Nu,
Ook zij in staat zijn te plukken,
Van schitterende vruchten.

Mijn edele moeder,
Magnifiek is hetgeen jij bent.
English version is coming soonโ™ก
136 · May 2021
Die dag.
Yousra Amatullah May 2021
Zij aan zij,
Verkondigden,
'De wereld is van iedereen' - rei,
Ver reiken de rijken niet,
1 schaal leegte, 1 bedolven onder haternij,
Armen zijn afgenomen,
Ruggen recht, bevolen had Hij,
Ledematen zullen spreken, vrees waarheid,
Oh huichelaar, vrees meest vernederende tij.
English version is coming
130 · May 2021
Onsterfelijk
Yousra Amatullah May 2021
Haar tranen, onbezet,
Haar woorden, authentiek,
Haar hart, windroos,
Haar bewegen, historiek,
Haar vreugde, onsterfelijk.
English version is coming
127 · Jan 2022
Bezonken
Yousra Amatullah Jan 2022
Het is haar natuur
Wisten zij van hetgeen haar takken droegen,
En *** het water haar met de grond deed verenigen

Dan reikten zij de wolken,
En waren zij, eveneens
In regen bezonken
126 · May 2021
Knowledge
Yousra Amatullah May 2021
The one that doesn't ask, isn't willing to gain knowledge.
The one that doesn't gain knowledge, doesn't ask - he already knows..
123 · Dec 2021
Pride?
Yousra Amatullah Dec 2021
๐“จ๐“ธ๐“พ ๐“ฝ๐“ฒ๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐”‚๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ป ๐“ฌ๐“ช๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ต, ๐”€๐“ฎ๐“ต๐“ต ๐“ญ๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฎ.
๐“๐“ธ๐”€, ๐“ณ๐“พ๐“ผ๐“ฝ ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ฝ ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“ฌ๐“พ๐“ป๐“ฒ๐“ธ๐“ผ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐”‚:
๐“ฆ๐“ฑ๐“ธ ๐“ฐ๐“ฒ๐“ฏ๐“ฝ๐“ฎ๐“ญ ๐”‚๐“ธ๐“พ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ฝ ๐“ฌ๐“ช๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ต?
๐““๐“ฒ๐“ญ ๐”‚๐“ธ๐“พ ๐“ซ๐“พ๐”‚ ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ ๐”‚๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ป๐“ผ๐“ฎ๐“ต๐“ฏ?
๐“ฆ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ ๐”€๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ฝ ๐“ถ๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฎ๐”‚?
๐“จ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ป ๐“ธ๐”€๐“ท ๐“ถ๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฎ๐”‚?
...
๐“ฆ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ท'๐“ฝ ๐”‚๐“ธ๐“พ ๐“ซ๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ท ๐“ท๐“ช๐“ด๐“ฎ๐“ญ?
You tied you camel. Well done.
Now, just out of curiosity:
Who gifted you that camel?
Did you buy it yourself?
With what money?
Your own money?
...
Weren't you born naked?
123 · Mar 2022
Start
Yousra Amatullah Mar 2022
If we started, using
๏ทฝ
How different would the taste of tongues be
122 · Feb 2022
Beauty
Yousra Amatullah Feb 2022
A believer's beauty is found in his sight,
Rather than his eyes.
120 · Feb 2022
Correct me
Yousra Amatullah Feb 2022
If I do something wrong, correct me.
Correct me (directly) by reminding me of Him in the most beautiful of ways.

Please do not mock me for not walking properly,
For our enemies carry the same name.
114 · Nov 2021
Gold green
Yousra Amatullah Nov 2021
Grow green & turn into gold
Nobody likes a pretty face painted on mold
103 · Aug 2021
Move on
Yousra Amatullah Aug 2021
Sometimes we need the earth to shake
In order for us to move
102 · Jun 2021
Schade
Yousra Amatullah Jun 2021
Al zou je haar verbranden tot een diepzwarte wolk,
Haar as zal jouw longen nooit verlaten.

Al zou je haar familie tot in de eeuwigheid uitroeien,
Zij zullen blijven stromen door jouw vaten.

Al zou je haar tong schade berokkenen,
Jij zal haar blijvend horen praten.
101 · Sep 2021
Continuously
Yousra Amatullah Sep 2021
ูฑู„ู’ูˆูŽู„ููŠูู‘
You hold my head up high
Making sure that my body survives, continuously

ูฑู„ู’ุฑูŽู‘ุคููู
You make me linger above clouds of mercy
Making sure that my soul trusts where to let go, continuously

ูฑู„ู’ุนูŽู„ููŠูู‘
You made me live on the lowest of grounds
Making sure my ambitions are at highest of site, continuously

Hence
ูฑู„ู’ูˆูŽุฏููˆุฏู
My cheeks are not to dry
There where rays of light continuously ally
100 · Sep 2021
I tend to
Yousra Amatullah Sep 2021
I TEND TO FORGET
MY INABILITY
TO SEE

EVERYWHERE
YOU'RE NEARER
THAN CLOSEST TO ME
89 · May 23
Veiled
There is nothing more courageous than a man who acts in accordance with his name. And there is nothing more beautiful than a woman adorned with the veil of her Lord.
84 · Oct 2021
My Face
Yousra Amatullah Oct 2021
My face
Curved in such a way only the wealthy can see its value

My heart
To its beating only the blind are deaf to hear

My soul
Like one droplet of a cloud
If one droplet falls, all will fall
We break at the right time
Until we learn to grow
Until we're green, worthy of silk
Until roots find their tree
Until rivers find their sea

Until we rise

Until there is no difference between you and me
Until we're merged, like a cloud, once again
Until we learn to hold onto each other
Until we learn that sweet and salty water don't merge

Until we learn that you and I
Were born to reunite
82 · Oct 2021
Own your story
Yousra Amatullah Oct 2021
You keep reading
The same word
Over and over again
Wishing and praying for another chapter to begin
Instead of simply turning the pageย 

You keep romanticizing
The same words
Over and over again
Wishing and praying for another's plot
Instead of simply twisting your own
79 · Oct 2021
Beware
Yousra Amatullah Oct 2021
Beware of those who come disguised as friends during the day
And leave as thieves during the night
73 · Jun 2021
Walk
Yousra Amatullah Jun 2021
Wherever I go
Let my destination be heavenly
With You
72 · Dec 2023
Explain
Yousra Amatullah Dec 2023
We greet each other with assalamou 'alaykoum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuh
and we start with bismillah

Now, please explain how your tongue still finds the energy to utter every negative over every positive

Please explain how your tongue is spitting sin after sin, causing it to lose respect for whom is supposed to be its master

Explain

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