I dreamt I had a grave accident and was admitted in a hospital,
I was in ICU,
The doctors were trying their best to save me.
As I was breathing my last,
I saw Gibrail with an Angel
He took my soul and gave it to the Angel to take me to Heaven.
We travelled through an incredibly lighted tunnel,
Its aureole was amazing.
We soon reached the Gates of Heaven,
Thousands of Palestinians stood patiently at the gates,
Wounded, mutilated bloodied,
But calm and at peace,
Eagerly awaiting their turns to enter the Gates.
My Angel had a special pass and we entered from a side gate,
Inside was chaos,
Thousands of Palestinians waited patiently to be allocated their place,
Amazing, here not a scratch could be seen on them,
They were attired in the most beautiful clothes,
Drinking from the fountain of  Hauze Kawthar,
Eating fruits from the Garden of Eden,
Peace, serenity and happiness
written on their faces,
There were smiles and laughter everywhere
Flustered army of Angels scurried here and there to meet their every needs,
Plus allocate them their abode.
Suddenly the Head Angel's eyes fell on me,
Why have brought her she said,
We are very busy with the thousands of Palestinians ,
They are all martyrs,
They all must have the highest VVIP place in Janat,
Please take her back,
We don't have a place to accommodate her,
We have already requested Allah to do something to stop the flow.
And in a blink of an eye I was back at the hospital,
My heart machine beeping,
My children gave cries of joy
shouting for the doctor.
16/11/2023

When she looked up,
To admire the stars in the night sky,
I looked at her gawking,
As the moon's magical glow,
Enhanced her beauty.
Pointing at the stars she sighed,
Hugging herself,
The beautiful night sky her muse.
Nodding I sighed and put my arm around her,
My lady love my muse.
14/11/2023

Is short,
Death is longer,
Waiting for the world to end,
No yesterday,
No today,
No tomorrow.
14/11/2023

Try it
It's enjoyable and gratifying,
As it stimulates the five senses,
Evoking emotions.
The nerve endings in the fingers send messages to the mouth to salivate,
Releasing digestive juices,
And stimulate digestion.
Food is meant to be eaten slowly and eating with hands help with that.
You feel the texture of food with your hands ,
Or can remove unwanted pieces of bone,
Before it reaches your tongue.
As you eat with hands your food directly touches your tongue,
Whilst with a spoon it first touches metal.
Your hands are thoroughly washed by yourself before you seat to eat,
Whilst spoons, knives and forks comes from the kitchen,
Washed by others,
And lying in the drawers.
And it takes many trees to be chopped,
To make chopsticks,
Why use weapons when you have hands to do the job.
Most satisfying and rewarding.
13/11/2023

My eyes filled with silent tears,
My soul, a squeezed lemon,
As the tide of humanity ebbs.
Still I hold onto hope,
For at any given time and place,
The tide can turn,
And bring a better, serene future.
12/11/2023

as the mighty birds
swoop down on the small insects
Allahu Akber.
10/11/2023

When you give,
Be grateful to the taker,
For he has done you a favour,
Cause your rewards will be greater than your good deed.
10/11/2023

Is without fear,
The gates of the heart open,
And the soul becomes a warrior
Love and happiness embraces you.
10/11/2023

Had become addicted on drugs,
He had a good wife and a small son,
He would go to his mother to extort money from her,
She would do as he wanted,
There were clashes between mother and daughter in law.
I told my friend to let go and leave it to the wife.
She said,"It's the mother's heart that does not want to listen,
My motherly love precedes everything.
Let your mind control your heart and your motherly love,
Help your daughter in law ,
Do is what is right.
I can't,
He is my only child and I love him whatever he may be
Sometimes over love,
Can make you lose someone.
8/11/2023

Two things in me,
Not be overly kind,
Not be outspoken and maintain silence.
8/11/2023

Bombarded,
Rubbled,
About to die.
I, Ahmed and my friends yet dream,
To eat a shawarma,
A chicken sandwich,
Not to have the roads closed,
Waiting for a brother,
To hear his mother calling him,
Hopefully to see another morning.
5/11/2023

Nothing to say,
Write a poem,
A haiku,
A jingle,
Or draw anything that comes to your mind.
5/11/2023

In a woman are gems,
Modesty and shyness,
That make them appealing to men,
Like bees to flowers.
3/11/2023

Are blank papers,
Innocent and sinless,
My prayers for them,
Let them wake up in the morning,
In Peace
Not in pieces,
A smile on their faces,
Not tears in their eyes,
With family by their side
Not as orphans.
Let them not be scapegoats of our wounds.
Children are a gift,
If you have one child,
You are truly blessed.
31/10/2023

In church,
I hand her over to you,
She is all yours,
No guarantee,
No refund.
29/10/2034

A poet,
If you sing from your heart,
A lover if you make others sing from their heart.
29/10/2023

Let go of people who don't wish to hold on to you,
Be firm, strong and deep rooted,
And weather any storm that comes your way.
26/10/2023

Give and forget,
Take and remember,
A smile is free
Multiplies joy
Divides sadness.
26/10/2023

At beautiful people around me,
And sigh,
Wish I was like that.
Then I look at my image in the mirror,
With less attributes,
And smile,
At least I am alive and happy.
26/10/2023

In my grave,
I have fear of darkness,
And closed spaces.
24/10/2023

I miss you so much,
I miss you day and night,
I miss you whilst sitting and standing,
I miss you whilst eating and sleeping.
Tears swell in my eyes as I see  your reflection where ever I turn,
And whatever I touch.
The image of you is embedded in my heart ,
Never to be forgotten.
My friend my dearest friend
Where are you?
I am so worried and tensed,
I have even listed you as missing with the police.
How long will you hide?
Running away with my wife,
car and money.
22/10/2023

May be dead,
But she lives in my memory everyday,
That was how much I loved her.
18/10/2023

Can rent
Childhood,
Youth,
Health,
Old age would be perfect.
18/10/2023

Tears trickled down her smudged face,
Her dress tattered,
No shoes on her bruised feet,
Clutching tightly the Quran to her chest.
Through my lens,
I heard silences deep within her soul,
More than her screams,
I saw fearful eyes revealing more than her words could,
Many like her helpless,
Unable to do anything,
As thousands all over the world pray for them every second.
25/10/2033

cold autumn morning
leaves crackle beneath my hands
can't find diamond ring.
14/10/2023

the moon saw me cry
played peekaboo peekaboo
till I laughed loudly.
14/10/2023

Working, working  working,
No time to rest,
Rest,
OR
Your body will do it for you,
With cost.😄🤣
11/10/2023

With myself,
It does not bother me what others think of me,
After all they don't share my bed,
Or pay for my well being.
9/10/2023

When you whispered in my ear,
It reached my heart,
And made it flutter.
And your first kiss on my lips,
Reached my soul,
Awakened every nerve in my body.
9/10/2023

I prayed to Allah for a two wheeler,
I got a mountain bicycle for my 18th Birthday.
Ah! There was a disconnection between,
But it came as a blessing,
My girlfriend too got a mountain bicycle.
7/10/2023

Frustrated,
I asked my friend,
Where I could find eternal peace in this chaotic world,
He showed me the way to the graveyard.
7/10/2023

If you desire to be wanted,
Rob a bank.
5/10/2023

Birth
In between enjoy or complain
Death.
5/10/2023

Makes me happy,
Relaxes me,
Helps me to sleep better,
Brings order to my chaotic thoughts,
Enhances my visualisation,
Most importantly boosts my mental health.
5/10/2023

her glowing beauty,
the moon refused to come out
from behind the clouds.
3/10/2023

At seventy I have stopped,
Not because I am getting old,
But being grateful Allah has granted me bonus time.
To spend precious moments with my grandchildren,
I never had time for my children.
To relax,
Take a good nap,
Read the Holy Quran more often,
Discover my true self,
Enjoy every second of my old age.
Most importantly prepare myself to be ready for my afterlife.
3/10/2023

When I was pregnant,
With my first child,
I boarded a bus to go shopping,
The bus was full.
A kind gentleman offered me his seat,
Which was under and advertisement  which read
"RUBBER GOODS WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS ACCIDENT ",
People around me chuckled,
It was an embarrassing moment,
But seeing the funny side I too smiled.
1/10/2023

Most of us think we have time,
We live things to do for tomorrow,
And keep saying perhaps next time.
30/9/2023

We were more than college friends,
Then we drifted apart.
He became a famous celebrity,
I was just a manger of a big company,
We met at a mutual friend's party.
At first sight I knew it was him,
In his hectic life he seemed to have forgotten me.
As he brushed past me to greet his acquaintance,
He remembered the fragrance of my perfume,
He turned round with a big grin and hugged me.
"Love and Fragrances
Are never hidden".
28/9/2023

When she entered the room,
All eyes were on her,
She had eyes only for me.
.
.
.
.
.
She was my wife,
And I had her credit card.
27/9/2023

Says I am twenty seven,
But my body says,
Wake up to reality.
24/9/2023

I fight best with words than fists.
23/9/2023

More hungry when I watch T.V
23/9/2033

in the dark corner
of the street lovers made love
moon peeped behind clouds.
22/9/2023

Which may hurt is better not told.
22/9/2023

I thought I loved him,
In fact I was only in love with his ideas and thoughts.
20/9/2023

Solves most of my troubles.
20/9/2023

Music is within us,
The beat of the heart,
The lyrics in the mind,
The orchestra in our larynx.
19/9/2023

I am weak in maths,
Please give me solutions,
To my problems
29/9/2023

Hussain the grandson of Prophet Mohammed
Was alone on the scorching sands of Kerbala,
Surrounded by thousands of  his enemies,
Hussein fought gallantly,
With his father's sword the Zulfikar,
His enemies feared to approach him but showered him with spears, arrows, axes and stones
The time of Asr(3:00pm to 4:00pm)  approached,
Gibrail descended from heaven,
If Hussain wished He would call the Sky, The Oceans and the Earth to help him.
Hussain is Hussain,
He asked Gibrail what was Allah's wish,
With tears in His eyes Gibrail replied,' Sacrifice yourself for Islam"
Hussain immediately sheathed his Zulfikar and sat under the date tree,
Hussain had 999 wounds on his body,
Dripping in blood he still stood up to prostrate before Allah,
To pray for Islam and his generations to come.
After which he was martyred.
At the time of Kerbala Hussain had only 72 followers,
But today just to utter his name Ya Hussain brings tears to billions of his followers.
17/9/2023