To my dearly beloved Prophet
Peace be upon you!
I can almost hear the angels
as they say it back
And I feel the peace
flowing into my heart.
No matter where I am
when I send my salaam
I know it will reach you
And you will send peace to me too
Oh my beloved
On mount Uhud you stood
And as it shook
You called out to it
To be firm
Oh, to be the ground beneath you
That kisses your feet
Oh blessed mountain
Oh blessed ground
Oh my beloved,
A mercy to all
A mercy to the camel
Whose tears overflowed
At the cruelty of its owner
And was embraced by you
Oh fortunate camel
to have been touched
by your blessed hands
Oh my beloved
I am jealous of that tree
The one that cried
yearning for your closeness
And was cradled by you
A special tree
A blessed tree
A lucky tree
Even the mountains and the trees
sent their salaam to you
Now people are worse
Worse than the hardest stones
Their hearts closed off
Days pass with no mention
of your blessed name
Escaping their lips
Oh my Beloved
We surely are not worthy
But we deeply wish
To be among those
For whom you plead for.
On the day in which
all the Prophets are begged
But only you oblige
And go to your Lord
In prostration
And ask
And save!
Please oh Allah!!
Let me be among those saved
Let me be among those rescued
Let me be among those who enter
the Eternal Gardens
of which no eye has seen
And no human has touched
Will I make it?
On the day we are raised
Like zombies, from the dead.
When some will wish they were dust…
Will the good outweigh the bad?
Will my book fly towards me
and land in the right hand…
or will my mistakes surprise me?
Tears overflow in my eyes
I am not worthy
And yet
I think
of those prayers you made:
“Ummati, Ummati!”
Oh My beloved,
With the face that shined
Brighter than the moon
The shoulders that carried
the prophetic seal
The heart that was opened
And washed
Until there was not even a speck
Of black
Oh my beloved,
We are lost without you
How did the world not collapse
The day you died
How did it continue
To spin on its axis
How does the sun rise and fall
How do the stars still twinkle
And the clouds not cry
Constant tears of rain
The world sure feels darker
Without you
Oh my beloved
Love for Allah first!
And then you
More dear than anything
More dear than my parents
More dear than my husband
More dear than my children
More dear than myself
Peace be upon you
And peace on your Ummah
And peace to the world
And peace back to me