This early morning
upon seeing her again in a work uniform belonging to a man
and her loving, sisterly, smiley wave,
the tear drops were heavier,
felt heavier on the skin of my face,
but they felt cool.
Their initiatives including those of their gracious smiles
let me know of my job/our job (mine with ALLAH's perfect help) well done
and that this chapter of my life
is soon complete.
So I wipe the sweat from my brow
and wipe the crystal clear, heavy tears from my face
and say, AL HAMDULILLAHI RABBIL ‘ALAMIN
and feel proud of my labor/our labor (my works with ALLAH's perfect help).
Nevertheless,
it cannot be forgotten
that in her birthland,
her tears are the heaviest.
And for her to be freed,
all or most must be observant,
all or most must look for and examine her tears,
not only her offerings,
not only her smiles
And join the fight with ALLAH and HIS way of life guiding it
the fight with her
the fight for her
the fight for us
By: Najwa Kareem
This poem was written in commemoration of the 61st anniversary of the ****** of and martyrdom of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El Shabazz), an iconic human/social being, a committed Muslim, a dutiful husband, a devout father, a sincere revolutionary, a brave leader of and for the Mustadafeen, a social justice activist, human rights champion, etc. It was also written in honor of the Black woman, the most oppressed person in America, in a month that honors her (but does it really?)
“The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman." —Malcolm X
"The Black woman has been the most exploited, oppressed, and degraded person in the history of the world, and still, she remains the most resilient, resourceful, and dignified woman in the world."
—Malcolm X
Feb 21
Feb 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM UTC
This early morning
upon seeing her again in a work uniform belonging to a man
and her loving, sisterly, smiley wave,
the tear drops were heavier,
felt heavier on the skin of my face,
but they felt cool.
Their initiatives including those of their gracious smiles
let me know of my job/our job (mine with ALLAH's perfect help) well done
and that this chapter of my life
is soon complete.
So I wipe the sweat from my brow
and wipe the crystal clear, heavy tears from my face
and say, AL HAMDULILLAHI RABBIL ‘ALAMIN
and feel proud of my labor/our labor (my works with ALLAH's perfect help).
Nevertheless,
it cannot be forgotten
that in her birthland,
her tears are the heaviest.
And for her to be freed,
all or most must be observant,
all or most must look for and examine her tears,
not only her offerings,
not only her smiles
And join the fight with ALLAH and HIS way of life guiding it
the fight with her
the fight for her
the fight for us
By: Najwa Kareem
This poem was written in commemoration of the 61st anniversary of the ****** of and martyrdom of Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El Shabazz), an iconic human/social being, a committed Muslim, a dutiful husband, a devout father, a sincere revolutionary, a brave leader of and for the Mustadafeen, a social justice activist, human rights champion, etc. It was also written in honor of the Black woman, the most oppressed person in America, in a month that honors her (but does it really?)
“The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman." —Malcolm X
"The Black woman has been the most exploited, oppressed, and degraded person in the history of the world, and still, she remains the most resilient, resourceful, and dignified woman in the world."
—Malcolm X