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Salmabanu Hatim May 2019
Read the Holy Book and your heart will blossom,
Pray everyday and your face will enlighten,
Do good deeds and your life will be blessed,
Learn and teach to GIVE.
3/5/2019
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2021
When you wake up in the morning check your heart,
It has a beat.
The sun smiles at you,
Welcomes you to a fresh new morning.
Your children scramble on the bed to hug you,
Healthy and lively.
Your wife stands next to the bed with a hot cup of coffee,
Another new day awaits you.
Those are the blessings you are awarded as luxuries,
And if you are grateful I will give you more says God.
1/4/2021
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2023
For what you have,
A man with no feet,
Would even be happy with bare feet.
5/9/2023
That you are gifted to be alive.
24/11/2024
Salmabanu Hatim May 2019
Aging,
Don't worry,
Be happy,
Snooze and relax in your rocking chair,
First the hair,
Getting white and receding,
It happens, it's nothing,
Nature compensates.
You tend to get fat,
Diet and lose weight,
No, she makes your teeth go rot,
So you eat less what you eagerly sought.
Decayed teeth, ugly,
What a pity,
Don't worry,
She makes your eyes go bad,
Your vision somewhat fade,
See, others can,
They call you toothless gran,
So she makes your hearing become less,
What they say you only guess,
And if you hear anything,
You soon tend to forget and remember nothing.
Life takes its course,
Make of it the most,
Don't worry,
Be happy.
8/5/2019
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2021
Smile and the world will smile with you,
Otherwise even tears do not have a place in your eyes.
26/10/2021
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2019
Be like water and go with the flow
12/9/2019
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2018
Ignore pain and grief,
You will forever be HAPPY.
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2021
If your lady agrees with you
To dine and wine,
Surely, It is a good sign
Your romantic night is  on line.
26/62021.
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2022
Take challenges as opportunities,
Stress happens,
Learn to cope with it.
Lastly be motivated,
Not humiliated.
1/7/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2022
If you just can't change the situation,
Try to change your mindset.
14/2/2022
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2021
When you sometimes go shopping,
The shopkeeper by mistake under Bill's you,
Or gives out few items extra,
And you feel this is your lucky day,
But remember, God is testing your honesty.
To the poor and needy,
Who have accepted what you have donated.
For in fulfilling their needs,
The duas(prayers) they give from their heart,
Pleases Allah,
And you are rewarded for more than you have given.
Let there be no media when you give.
24/11/2024
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2020
Is not just going to Masjid,
Praying five times a day,
Wearing a veil,
Or keeping a beard.
Islam is having Faith and Belief,
Living in peace,
Justice,
And equality,
Many skin colours but only one
UMMA. (religion)
4/12/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Mar 2023
At heart,
Makes all the difference,
Despite wrinkles and cracking bones,
It gives you the push to still enjoy every moment of your life.
8/3/2023
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2022
You can,
And you will.
26/9/2022
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2018
The truth is:
Those who are very good at heart,
Are the ones who apologize first.
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2020
A human being is created in the mould of a Universe.
21/8/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2018
Believe  it or not,
I come from a conservative Islamic family,
My Life is based on Islamic principles,
But,I don't feel caged,
In fact, I feel at peace,calm and safe.
Home is where you live,
Home life is on the principles of Faith in Allah,
And its two arms patience and gratitude to HIM.
Trust, kindness and above all respect for each other is a must,
A visitor who knocks on your door is as good as an angel,
He should be greeted and treated with courtesy,
Greetings create a bond in the name of Allah,
Parents are our peers and given utmost respect,
We never speak out of context to them.
Breakfast,lunch and dinner is a family affair,
We all sit on the floor in a circle with a big aluminium thaal (plate) in the middle,
And partake our portion of food from there,
Before eating we begin with Bismillah and a pinch of salt.
Women cover their heads all the time with a dupatta,
When they go out they wear a hijab.
Women are prohibited to talk loudly but some do,
What goes behind close doors between a husband and wife should remain between them,
Not to wash the ***** linens in public.
Music is not allowed in islam but most of us do,
A Muslim must pay part of his earnings as zakat (charity).
From birth till death our lives depend on the sound advise of our Spritual Leader,
I am delighted I have somebody to guide me,
He makes sure each and every community member is provided with lunch,
So no one goes to sleep hungry,
Most of all festivals are community based gatherings so no one is alone,
I am the lucky one,not imprisoned.
Islam is peace if you know the true Muslims
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2022
The petals,
Soft and colourful.
Blossom with a smile,
And like the butterflies with unfolded wings,
People will be attracted towards you.
5/12/2022
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2020
He loved me with all his belly,
I cooked,
He ate and ate,
And said, "Ah! I love you."
8/11/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2021
I am a great fan of Mcdonald's
KFC'S,milkshakes and chocolates,
They are the reasons for my physical change,
Like climate change I am having a G8 meeting with my doctor and counsellor before it is too late.
23/8/2021
Salmabanu Hatim May 2019
Be what you want to be,
Not what others want you to be,
But, that was not going to be the case,
The truth I had to face.
I was a normal child,
With mild temperament, not wild,
Good in sports,loved to dance and sing,
Above average results I brought,
The teachers were happy with me being a high honour student,
My parents should be proud, who wouldn't,
But not they,
Only complaints everyday,
For them the grass on the other side was greener,
My cousin's and neighbour's children were much better.
It even extended to my way of living,
That hurt most of my being
My existence,
Was I an object d'art or a puppet  in their presence,
Somebody they yearned me to be,
Somebody they could not be.
To be somebody extraordinary
I cannot be their mould ,
My creator has created me perfect,
The way I want  to be
I am content to be me.
I hope they realise their mistake,
Better for our sake,
I am not their heirloom or property,
I am me and I have come with my own destiny.
17/5/2019
Salmabanu Hatim May 2021
Overwhelming drops of salty tears means there is somebody who deeply cares for you,
Missed voice calls and messages on your mobile means there is somebody who remembers you and misses you,
When Allah does not answer your prayers it means it is not meant for you.
18/5/2021
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2023
Death does not go by age,
Or has restrictions.
17/12/2023
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2018
Be prepared!
It will overtake you even if you run away,
Catch you even if you hide,
Remember you even if you forget.
Your DEATH.
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2021
I must be best for myself,
To be happy and content,
So that I can be better for others and the people I love most.
29/6/2021
My man took me to a library,
He asked me to choose any book I loved,
I looked lovingly into his eyes,
Flickered my eyelashes,
And softly replied,"CHEQUE BOOK."
25/5/2024
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2019
chatter and clatter,
mum's best china used today
her kitty party.
19/7/2019
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2018
I had put on weight,
I enjoyed life,
I  was optimist,
I was my children's  number one,
My husband had not left me,
Though my beauty was receding.
Didn't have time for beauty parlours,
I decided to sum up myself in the mirror,
Looked at my curves,
None at all,
Looked at my face,
Slight traces of beauty left.
Needed a face lift,
Smile still **** and beautiful,
Hair, high time I went to a good hairstylist.
I turned this way and that way,
I was no more stylish,
I was fading.
Tears welled up in my eyes,
I heard a chorus from behind me,
"BEST CREATION FROM GOD"
My three children and husband
gathered around me for a family hug,
We love you as you are,
Nothing More Nothing Less.
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2019
A good friend is colour white,
Mix any colour with white to get another colour,
But mix all other colours but you cannot get white.
22/12/2019
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2020
Both are supportive
           And
Close to your heart.
6/11/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2022
You can give to your children
Is your attention
They will bloom like flowers.
30/8/2022
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2020
Aaja, aaja aaja Mera Pyaar,
Come on ,Come on,Come on my love,
Meinbhi hu Pyaar tera,
I too, am your love,
Na, Na, Na inkaar tera Na **,
No, no, no don't refuse to come
O! Aaja ah, aa aaja,ah aa aaja aa
Oh!Come on, Come on, Come on,
Ah aa aaja, ah aa aa aaja, ah aa aaja, ah aa at last there you are.
16/1/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Feb 2021
Prescribed by Allah,
To be taken five times a day,
SALAH
2/2/2021
Salmabanu Hatim May 2023
Train your mind to control your emotions ,
Be a master not a loser.
19/5/2023.
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2018
Wear your best suit for your graduation speech.
I went ahead and wore
Self Confidence.
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
Your mistakes,
Learn from them.
Salmabanu Hatim Dec 2020
~DOGS~
To love unconditionally.
8/12/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Jun 2020
I never understood  poetry,
And had no time to write a line of it,
But, Your betrayal darkened my soul,
And threw me into the realms of poets.
1/7/2020
Salmabanu Hatim Oct 2018
In love, one often faces betrayal,
Cause instead of the soul,
One yearns for the body first.
Salmabanu Hatim Jul 2018
Sometimes anger is better than a smile,
A smile is for everyone,
But most times anger is for someone we don't want to
LOSE.
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2018
You left me for better pastures,
You did't realize I too was fertile,
You just did not know how to cultivate me.
You are just a pastoralist looking for greener places.
In the poem pastoralist refers to as Romeo
Of the manipulator,
He will blame you for everything,
And make himself a victim.
26/4/2024
Salmabanu Hatim Aug 2019
When your man brings you flowers and gifts for no reason,
Beware!
He is having an affair.
16/8/2019
Salmabanu Hatim May 2018
A common man,
don't underestimate him,
can overthrow government
Salmabanu Hatim Apr 2019
Women,
Work,
Weather,
They are never permanent,
Always change.
28/4/2019
Salmabanu Hatim Sep 2019
Be wary of greediness of wealth,
Your arrogance,
And your anger.
Remember, today you are walking on soil,
Tomorrow you will be in the same soil
People will remember you by your deeds.
7/9/2019.
Salmabanu Hatim Jan 2023
Of three things,
Death, income taxes and women,
They come to take what is theirs.
9/1/2023
Salmabanu Hatim Nov 2021
Just as a rose is a rose,
You are You,
Do not try to be someone else.
27/11/2021
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