U of A Sisters’ Circle

At today’s sisters’ circle meeting, Monazzah gave a really informative presentation on Muslim poetry.

At the end, we passed along a sheet on which we each added a few lines to form a continuous poem.

Look below for our poem: the voices of many sisters coming together in our “Poetic Fusion”. Great job you guys!

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“POETIC FUSION”

By the MSA sisters!

 

Sitting, thinking, contemplating- always in a daze

As if in search of an answer- making my way through this maze.

 

I’ve been moving through confusion, treading through this haze

Struggling with my nafs – apathy and laze

 

Apathy forever consuming

A hollow void ascend

A dark spiral following

So easy to descend

 

Life goes like flowing water

My destiny awaits in the midst

But is it destiny or fate?

That questions me time and again

 

Creeping and crawling, the darkness has crystallized

Within me, now all faith has been compromised

 

The faith through this haze, although in a daze

I have been moving through this confusion

Creeping and crawling out of this delusion

Fight away for the strength of my nafs

 

To conquer this all, I say a prayer with each of my breaths

Oh Allah guide me to the path of those most blessed

 

The path that would lead me to paradise so beautiful

A place so great, a place so fruitful

 

Allah showed us the way with this beautiful deen

And everyday it occurs to me to say Alhamdulillah and Ameen.