Consecration, the Sun Bleeds over SevilleThe beast Alhambra
roared a violent psalm
Vile conversos
horrid moriscos,
the heretic herds
A spear thrust into
our sun’s martyred ribs
Held in hateful grips
the yellow warblers
dripped in crimson sheen
Flying like Michael
the vengeful vassal
of Aragon’s decree
“O Torquemada
Hark the righteous call
King of Suprema
Execute them all!”
Cold unfeeling wretch,
the flesh guillotine
Teeth clicking sparks
lit endless pyres
Three made Seville
weep at the sight of...
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Categories:
christian, history, horror, islamic,
Form: Rhyme
If God Was Human, Would He Murder, StealIf God was human, would He murder, steal
like us? Or would He lie, harm, and deprave,
drug-dealing deadly, fentanyl pain pills
for middle-class America's drug rave?
Do nations like ours merit more than death?
(Are Jews entitled to kill Gaza's children
with U.S. help!?)....
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Categories:
america, drug, god, islamic,
Form: Sonnet
The Straight PathNo matter how much you may ever lead yourself astray.
I will always be right beside you, leading you back to the way.
No matter how you curve throughout life, know I am the way....
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Categories:
god, islamic, life, philosophy,
Form: Sijo
tellers flawedsub test
bested friscans, outed
not a vow about it
sheens and dreams
cameroon once held blooms in truth
never hid out in bosnia long enough
with opened hands
looking be kind at him
israelly waters eyes so himilayan
an trapped
too wrapped in his daughters heyday's
brazillia soo wild and repressed
from americaint pick up the bodies
melted frets in my brush
strokes forgetting
english frustraiting the curved...
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Categories:
africa, islamic, obituary, poverty,
Form: Free verse
Blissful DaysShall I tell thee about a blissful day?
That keeps tempers at bay and devil’s chained?
Amidst all the struggles we face night and day!
Jahannam’s flames are all tied and tamed.
The gates of Jannah are open and shines,
Enveloping the wicked, lights are dimmed.
Deaf, dumb, and blind lost and left behind.
Goodness leads to ways devoid of sin.
For Allah’s...
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Categories:
blessing, celebration, devotion, islamic,
Form: Sonnet
A Call To ReturnThe whispers rise, a gentle plea,
A call to hearts, to turn and see.
The path we stray, so far astray,
From light of truth, we lose our way.
The world entices, with fleeting grace,
A mirage of joy, in time and space.
We chase its shadows, blind and lost,
Ignoring whispers, counting the cost.
Our hearts grow heavy, with guilt and shame,
A...
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Categories:
islamic, religious,
Form: ABC
The Unseen TearsA gilded cage, this world we claim,
Where shadows dance and truth is lame.
A hollow echo, laughter rings,
While sorrow's dirge the heartstrings sings.
We chase the mirage, gold so bright,
Ignoring whispers of the night.
Each fleeting pleasure, dearly bought,
With pieces of the soul we've lost.
The masks we wear, a constant guise,
Concealing tears behind our eyes.
We build our castles...
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Categories:
islamic, paradise, religious,
Form: Free verse
Awaiting for RamadanOh Merciful God,
How long I've been waiting for this month?
A month of holy prayer and revelation
A glance of Alhamdulillah and unbreakable faith
Bless those who struggle and plea for Your mercy
As the tower...
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Categories:
faith, god, islamic, religion,
Form: Verse
Hymn to the Three Consorts of AllahHymn to the Three Consorts of Allah
O El-Lat, radiant in the moon’s gentle glow,
Your silver beams illuminate the night,
Guide lovers with your tender, soothing light,
In your embrace, true affections grow.
Guardian of secret trysts beneath the stars,
You witness vows whispered in the dark,
With every kiss, you leave a spark,
Blessing those who dare to love who they...
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Categories:
allah, islamic,
Form: Rhyme
Recluse‘I’m a failed Muslim.
I drink raki now,’ he says.
A bottle twinkles
on the upturned orange box.
On the unmade bed,
a punch-drunk pillow
lurches in a sea of ruptured quilts.
‘I never pray,’ he adds,
as hawk-eyed Ataturk
retreats to an ascetic frame
and glowers at the room.
And we...
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Categories:
angst, faith, islamic,
Form: Free verse
Three Poems From al-AndalusIn the tidy marina,
the tide is going out.
My last image of her
tugs at its mooring.
I pause on a slope
of the Alpujarras.
The wide sky can't
encompass my loss.
A hooded crow calls
two hours before fajr.
The engraver has come,
desperate for epitaphs.
First published in NOON: Journal...
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Categories:
arabic, islamic, spanish,
Form: Free verse
Gunter Grass 'What Must Be Said' translation“Was gesagt werden muss” (“What must be said”)
by Gunter Grass
translation by Michael R. Burch
Why have I remained silent, so long,
failing to mention something openly practiced
in war games which now threaten to leave us
merely meaningless footnotes?
Someone’s alleged “right” to strike first
might annihilate a beleaguered nation
whose people march to a martinet’s tune,
compelled to pageants of orchestrated obedience.
Why?...
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Categories:
international, islamic, jewish, silence,
Form: Free verse
Muhammad PBUHIn a world of darkness, despair, and wrong,
Came Muhammad (PBUH), with a light so strong.
Guided by Allah, the best of creation,
He brought to hearts a pure salvation.
With justice, mercy, and words so true,
He showed what faith and love can do.
Idols shattered, ignorance erased,...
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Categories:
islamic,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
beauty, islamic, places, women,
Form: Than-Bauk
WickedWicked
Thunderclaps heard
Plant watermelon seeds
A shred of Cloth do not fear him
Evil...
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Categories:
islamic, anxiety, courage, emotions, evil,
Form: Cinquain
Specific Types of Islamic Poems
Definition | What is Islamic in Poetry?