Rubaba Mmahajia Rahma Sabtiu

She is the most beautiful

Everybody says so
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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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I want to grow this height
And mould this mind
I want to curb this pain
And feel this peace
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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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My heart sees
The greatness of your heart
My eyes see the blessings in your actions
Did God not strengthen the hearts of men?
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Listen! Listen! Listen!
Listen to my words
And not to my voice
For silvery is my voice
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In one night
A few steps into the fortnight
I had prayed to the Light
Needing His Might
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Come
Yes, you!
Come and sit with me
Near the window
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The jumpings in my heart
In my little hut
Possessing my mind
A man of a kind
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In my eyes is a tear
A mixture of pain and fear
In my mind
A surprise of a kind
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The vice of the soul is ignorance
The virtue of the soul is knowledge
But what happens when knowledge benefits not the knowledgeable?
What happens when the knowledgeable become culprits
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One morning
I took a shower
I dressed up
Ready to begin the day
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She walked down the isle
Gracefully, as many said
Ravishing, sexy, daring
Many among the people thought
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You are sad
Because it is a girl
You hide yourself
You cannot stand the shame
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In our ears
The sound of music
The singers sing on
From stages up high
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