To My Loving Mom, Who Took Care Of Me Poem by Miriam Mababaya

To my loving mom, who took care of me,
Who brought me to earth with help from Allah:
Thank you for teaching me correct belief,
For educating me about Islam.

Thank you for the food you cooked everyday,
Thank you for feeding when I was younger,
For the busy nights when you stayed awake –
To care for me when in grief or hunger,

Thank you for the knowledge you shared with me –
About Islam, and life, and growing up –
For all that you made with your sewing machine,
For advising me on what I should stop.

Thank you, mother, for taking care of me;
May Allah bless you with Heaven’s entry.