Rubaba Mmahajia Rahma Sabtiu Poems

She is the most beautiful

Everybody says so
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I want to grow this height
And mould this mind
I want to curb this pain
And feel this peace
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In my little cup of tea
I see a beautiful blue sky and sea
And the flying yellow butterfly
The fishes smiled
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Ill-fated was that man Abu Lahab
In the veins of the Praised One his blood flowed
The birth of the noble one to him had brought joy
That lady was now free to go here and there
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She ran

Between the lanes
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Young and innocent

Looking up to God every day of her life
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And is the knowledge of the deen not fading?
Replaced by ignorance?
Has adultery not become widespread?
And alcohol so common
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Here is the dance floor!
Where are the dancers?
Those who instigated the songs
The songs that the musicians sing
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They treated me badly
And I yearned to treat others well
They showed me pain
And I wanted to kill everybody’s pain
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When a little girl decides to speak to the elderly
The elderly that would not listen even to their fellow elders
When she wants to take advantage of her innocent mind
To narrate to the high and mighty a story
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