You Are...

You are strong...
when you take your grief
and teach it to smile.

You are brave...
when you overcome your fear and
help others to do the same.

You are happy...
when you see a flower and
are thankful for the blessing.

You are loving...
when your own pain does not
blind you to the pain of others.

You are wise...
when you know the
limits of your wisdom.

You are true...
when you admit there
are times you fool yourself.

You are alive...
when tomorrow's hope
means more to you than yesterday's mistake.

You are growing...
when you know what you are
but not what you will become.

You are free...
when you are in control of yourself and do not wish to control
others.

You are honorable...
when you find your honor
is to honor others.

You are generous...
when you can take as
sweetly as you can give.

You are humble...
when you do not know
how humble you are.

You are thoughtful...
when you see me just as
I am and treat me just as you are.

You are merciful...
when you forgive in others
the faults you condemn in
yourself.

You are beautiful...
when you don't need
a mirror to tell you.

You are rich...
when you never need
more than what you have.

You are you...
when you are at peace
with who you are not.

My Heart

My heart longs for the solace of Allah,
and my fingers grasp the Holy Qu'ran.
I bow to Him in my wonder
and hope my faith will never be gone.
Author Unknown

Faith: Love Vs Logic

My heart dreams,
It invites ideas of all themes,
My mind implements,
It eliminates all the tangents,

Yet, My heart depicts
what my mind ponders,
My mind ticks
to my heart's wonders,

My heart flies
on the winding path of laughs and cries,
My mind sails
on the binding rail of gains and fails,

Yet, My heart feels
what my mind sees,
My mind deals
my heart's keys,

My heart seeks,
It longs for the rainbow streaks,
My mind selects,
It picks only the black and white effects,

Yet, My heart fills
what my mind sketches,
my mind instills
my heart's etches,

But now, my heart and mind
are in quite a bind.
The ways of before
just don't work anymore.

To what my heart directs,
my mind burns,
To what my mind objects,
my heart yearns,

The path has come to a split,
either Love or Logic will only fit,
my heart and mind both test their might
to see which shall prevail into the light...

Fartaqi

English meaning to lyrics:
Advance in goodness and rise to the horizon
Sublimity wanted from Muslims
You are the symbol of pearls and glories
Abandon the mud and rise to the sky
You will never see a night without a star
Run up the flags and go ahead Light the lamp and be determined
Overcome the terrors however dark they are
Always advance by your firm will
Be a mole and symbol for people
Who seeks glory and sheds tears
Under the cover of dark night
Or raises dust in the enemy's face
Heaven has perfect magic
Always advance by your firm will
And be like mole and inspirational symbol for people

Expectations

You expect me to worship You 5 times a day
Even as I feel You ignore the prayers I desperately convey

Dear God please help, please cure me
Been saying that almost dai-ly
It feels like an eternity
Don't leave me like this until I'm in my forties

If that's my fate, I ask you to kill me gently, and forgive me
I'm tired of being hurled down and feeling like crap daily

Been missing Jummah and salah lately
Hard to say that I'm even sorry

Tired of being disappointed, want to change
But keep making the same mistakes again and again

Here's my S.O.S., oh Majestic and Generous
Give me what I ask for, for I have no one else
I'm at the end of my rope, I ask You for help