By Sarosh “Mohna” Zaidi It is an open wind but a closed mind It is a focus centered undefined Your heart speaks the true desire For its purpose is to smother the fire The word modesty has been redefined The truth of its light I cannot find This new picture overtaking my mind These clouds…
Translated by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood قال المجد: وروينا عن الأصمعي قال Al-Majd says, “We have narrated an incident from Imam Al-Asma’ī (scholar in the field of Arabic etymology and morphology) who says, وقف أعرابي مقابل قبر النبي صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلم فقال “A bedouin [predominantly desert-dwelling Arabian] stood in front of Allāh’s Messenger (peace…
By Sarosh Mohna Zaidi A new wind blows the rise of a new moon A new hope stirring in the heart too soon And as the crescent appears in front of the eyes The dark, sinful heart turns away and dies The month of virtues comes upon us all As the angels to…