Take Your Child By The Hand

[MissSemolina]

Take your child by the hand




Take your child by the hand

and lead it to the Garden,

lead it along the bumpy path,

towards the Garden Gate.




Along the bumpy pathway

the journey's not so smooth,

then it appears from nowhere,

just like magic, THE BLACK DOG!




THE BLACK DOG is in front of you,

behind you,

at your right, at your left.





Change direction he whispers,

Give me your child he demands.





Now you fight him,

now you struggle,

he bites you

and you bite back.





A'OUTHU BIL-LAAHI

MINASH-SHAITAANIR-

RAJEEM!!

your child cries out.​

THE BLACK DOG surrenders,

he's made powerless,

then he's gone,

just like magic.​

Take your child by the hand

and run the rest of the way,

kick away those scorpions,

leap right over those snakes.





ALHAMDULLILAH!!

You've reached it,

you've made it safe and sound.






The Gate opens,

the struggles over,

Salaam, salaam!





Take your child by the hand

and step into the Garden...​

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by Umm Hanifah​