My Life and Your Life

Yateer

Sab'a Sita Ethnain
Free verse poem (does not rhyme)

"My life and your life"
By Ahmad Abu Khattab

You think you know the hard part of life...
Life is crumbling all around you.
Like a rapid river it comes crashing down,
But indeed, you haven't even tasted the beginning of hardship.

Your blood doesn't pour when you walk in the street.
Your skin doesn't peel because it's exposed to phosphorous.
Your eyes don't hurt because a "flash bang" has struck you.
Your body isn't weak because it lacks nutrition.

Your streets are safe because there are no snipers.
Your beaches are safe because there are no mines.
Your houses are stable because there is no shelling.
Your children are safe because there are no tanks.

Your sisters don't get violated throughout the day,
Your women are not mocked when they follow their beliefs.
Your weak are not beaten when they seek some assistance,
Your brothers are not taken away for no good reason.

Shell casings are not what your children play with,
You're able to afford much more sophisticated toys.
Your food doesn't have to last you a week,
For you feast on mountains of quality cuisine.

Your bodies are not scard because of countless surgery,
To remove some shrapnel from a side-winder missile.
Helicopter gunships are not your birds,
Your birds that fly don't shoot at a rate of 3000 to 1.

Barbwire isn't the fence you have for your garden,
The water you drink is not from a gutter.
The jacket you wear is not from the dead,
For you weren't forced to be desprate in winter.

Your earliest memory isn't found in a refuge,
Your favourite sound is not the silence of Kalashnikovs.
Your happiest thought is not receiving a prosthetic limb,
To replace the one you lost from a shell.

Your legal victory isn't winning the right to walk,
To walk on a road that is owned by your family.
Your best friend isn't dead at the age of fifteen,
Gunned down for standing up for their dear old mother.

Your flowing water doesn't flow from your eyes,
Your enemies are not people who earn a living by killing.
Your bed isn't full of uncomfortable gravel,
Used to fill the inside of your worn out mattress.

Your privacy isn't violated because your name is different,
Your legs are not broken because you tried to escape torture.
Your head isn't missing a piece from your skull,
Sniped from a tower for walking home from school.

You didn't learn how to count by counting graves,
You didn't learn how to speak by asking for your mother.
You didn't learn how to run by running for your life,
Because your kind of people were considered expendable.

Your life is nothing short of a glorious luxury,
Indulging in the finest and most perfect of pleasures.
You take it for granted because us humans are greedy,
Always wanting more of this filthy life's pleasures.

Your sadness is greed that has consumed your heart,
You haven't even bared the scars of genocide.
But if you take a look deeper to see what we have,
We do indeed have Allah the All-Mighty.
 

Yateer

Sab'a Sita Ethnain
Assalaamu alaykum,

wonderful !, did you wrote that ?

thanks for sharing.


Wa'Alaykuum Asalam akhi,

Jazak Allahu Kheir brother, I'm glad that you enjoyed it. And yes I wrote it in the last three hours Alhamdulillah. And it's not a problem!

Wasalam 'Alaykuum Wa Rahmat Allah Wa Barakatu!
 

Zaynab123

Subhana Allah!
Asalamu alaykum

:girl3: Not a single word was a lie about my life. O Allah forgive us and help us help our brothers and sisters in Islam. Bless you akhi, and jazak Allahu khayra for sharing this with us.

wasalam
 

Yateer

Sab'a Sita Ethnain
Asalamu alaykum

:girl3: Not a single word was a lie about my life. O Allah forgive us and help us help our brothers and sisters in Islam. Bless you akhi, and jazak Allahu khayra for sharing this with us.

wasalam

Wa'Alaykuum Asalam,

Ameen thuma Ameen to your du'a. Indeed we live in a time that is corrupt and filthy. May Allah hasten the day of the coming back of Islam, Ameen thuma Ameen Ya Raab!

And Wa Iyaki. It is not a problem Alhamdulillah.

Wasalam 'Alaykuum.
 

abu'muhammad

Junior Member
Wa'Alaykuum Asalam akhi,

Jazak Allahu Kheir brother, I'm glad that you enjoyed it. And yes I wrote it in the last three hours Alhamdulillah. And it's not a problem!

Wasalam 'Alaykuum Wa Rahmat Allah Wa Barakatu!

that's fine brother,

May Allaah increase your skills and talents. Increase your knowledge in deen and dunya.

waalaykum salaam
 

Janaan

ربنا اغفر لنا ذنوبنا
Staff member
Oooh, another one!
Masha'allah! May Allah increase your Imaan, shower you Always with his blessings and keep you and your family protected.
JazakAllah for sharing this, talented akhy!
May Allah swt lead us and us all on the right path!
 

Seeking Allah's Mercy

Qul HuwaAllahu Ahud!
:salam2:wa rahamtullahi wa baraktuhu:)

jazakallah khairan for sharing such strong words akhi,mashallah you are very talented:)!!keep it up the wprds shout the truth out!!!

i can't choose one verse over the other...it's amazing mashallah!!!

may ALLAh help the muslims.yes we have ALLAH!!
 

Yateer

Sab'a Sita Ethnain
Oooh, another one!
Masha'allah! May Allah increase your Imaan, shower you Always with his blessings and keep you and your family protected.
JazakAllah for sharing this, talented akhy!
May Allah swt lead us and us all on the right path!

Jazaki Allahu Kheir, I appreciate it. And Ameen thuma Ameen, likewise with you. And Wa Iyaki, it is not a problem inshallah.

:salam2:wa rahamtullahi wa baraktuhu:)

jazakallah khairan for sharing such strong words akhi,mashallah you are very talented:)!!keep it up the wprds shout the truth out!!!

i can't choose one verse over the other...it's amazing mashallah!!!

may ALLAh help the muslims.yes we have ALLAH!!

Wa'Alaykuum Asalam Wa Rahmat Allah Wa Barakatu,

Jazaki Allahu Kheir, may the sounds of our brothers and sisters never be silenced, Ameen.

And Ameen thuma Ameen. May Allah hasten the day of victory for this Glorious Ummah, Ameen!

Wasalam 'Alaykuum Wa Rahmat Allah Wa Barakatu.
 

Suhel28

Student of Deen
its a really strong poem..

yes tis true so many people in the world have so many problems we arent even aware of//
 

zahrany

MAY~u~B~HPPI~!4EVER!
JazakAllahu khayr for sharing
MashaAllah it was great poem nd very true too
keeep it up bro
wasalamu alaikum
 

Yateer

Sab'a Sita Ethnain
Asalamu 'Alaykuum,

Jazakuum Allahu Kheir, I'm glad that you all enjoyed it.

May Allah make us more open hearted to our brothers and sisters who are suffering. We truly need to be more sensitive towards these issues.
 

Tariq Rahman

Practising Muslim
Assalamu alaikum WRWB (May Allah (SWT) blessings & mercy be on all of you)

Amazing...Masha Allah
May Allah (SWT) bless you with his precious blessings and make your Iman more stronger Ameen!

Jazak Allah Khair..
May Allah (SWT) forgive all our mistakes/sins and guide us to the straight path, the path of those who have received his grace & mercy Ameen!
 
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