My Heart Trembles With Fear Poem by shakil ahmed

My heart trembles with fear
A terrible day is waiting ahead
There is no way to escape
When the clarion call will come
At a definite point of time.

No body knows
When demonic death will descend
And will stretch its iron-hands
To pull out my dark soul.
Very thought of this mighty power
And its irrevocable command
Terrifies me very often in dark nights.

So long, I spent my days
Rollicking with fun
And enjoying triffle delight.
A vast expanse of ugly darkness
Looks at me with its red eyes
The ugly hell gapes at me
To swallow my body and soul.

No one can save me
From its inevitable iron-clutch
I have no courage to face this power
With my sporadic good deeds of life.

Allah is my only hope
In this moments of dire need
It is His mercy alone can save me
From the ugly mouth of dannation
O, Allah, forgive me before this moment,
And save me from hell and its painful torment.