Towards taqwa
This love between us
I thought it will last forever
Together we had promised
To weather the bad and savour the good
Through thick and thin
Through happiness and sorrow
Sometime in between the madness of life
In the name of style and status
We had lost our ways
We had strayed from our purpose
We took each other for granted
We abandoned one another
You found comfort in someone
Who needed you much more than I
Sadness and grief enveloped me
Clouding my judgement
Interfered with my actions
I felt betrayed
I felt ashamed
Revenge overcame me
During the lull in the eye of the storm
In the final analysis
I realized that
You are not to be blamed
Because you are not mine to possess
You are someone sent to test my will and faith
My obedience to Allah
For we are all passers’ by
On a journey
Towards taqwa
Monday, November 14, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Not here anymore
You are not here
Not by my side
to hear my stories
to share my joy
to cheer me on
to keep me going
to tease me
and to make me laugh
How will I survive
How will I cope
Now that you are not here
Not here anymore
Not by my side
to hear my stories
to share my joy
to cheer me on
to keep me going
and to make me laugh
How will I survive
How will I cope
Now that you are not here
Not here anymore
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Apa ertinya
Apa ertinya
Bersembunyi di sebalik senyuman
Berselindung di sebalik pandangan
Gerakmu tidak seiring langkah
Apa maknanya
Tuturmu tidak semurni niat
Kejujuran mu tercalar
Keikhlasanmu ternoda
Maka ternyatalah
Hatimu telah berpaling
Bersembunyi di sebalik senyuman
Berselindung di sebalik pandangan
Gerakmu tidak seiring langkah
Apa maknanya
Tuturmu tidak semurni niat
Kejujuran mu tercalar
Keikhlasanmu ternoda
Maka ternyatalah
Hatimu telah berpaling
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
The things that he had taught me
From the alphabets of the Quran
to the tenets of socialism
I learnt it all from him
I learnt that people are created equal
and that justice is not meant for the elite few
He taught me that life is not about wealth
but it is about helping the poor
He showed me that life is not about status
but it is about serving the people
And as he always told me,
Life is about principles
and how to live by those principles
He might not have much
but what he had was priceless
His vision was clear
His ideals were uncompromised
Now that he is gone
I hope I will always remember
The things that he had taught me
to the tenets of socialism
I learnt it all from him
I learnt that people are created equal
and that justice is not meant for the elite few
He taught me that life is not about wealth
but it is about helping the poor
He showed me that life is not about status
but it is about serving the people
And as he always told me,
Life is about principles
and how to live by those principles
He might not have much
but what he had was priceless
His vision was clear
His ideals were uncompromised
Now that he is gone
I hope I will always remember
The things that he had taught me
Monday, April 25, 2011
Kau pergi jua
Berita diterima tanggal 20 April 2011, pada jam 8.30 pagi. Dalam sedu sedan Ma memberitahu bahawa Bak telah pergi buat selama-lamanya. Innalillahi wainna ilaihi rojiun. Itulah ucapan yang keluar dari mulut ku. Sesugguhnya Bak telah dijemput penciptanya...tidak awal dan tidak lewat walau pun sesaat. Begitulah ketetapan yang Maha Esa. Aku segera menelefon adik-adik seperti yang disuruh oleh Ma. Mega berada di sekolah Angah terus bergegas balik, sementara Yat di sekolahnya pun begitu juga. Saat menerima berita itu, fikiran aku bercelaru memikirkan cara tercepat untuk sampai ke sana. Sempat aku meninjau flight kot-kot ada yang masih boleh ditempah. Ternyata hampa. Setelah semua sempat kukumpul termasuk Fikri, kami pun bertolak ke KT. Pa memandu kereta mengalahkan Lewis Hamilton kerana bimbang tidak sempat untuk upacara pengkebumian. Sepanjang perjalanan aku menangis teringatkan Bak. Lebih-lebih lagi mengingatkan yang aku telah pun mengambil cuti panjang untuk bersama-sama dengan Bak dan sepatutnya pulang ke Terengganu pada hari Khamis. Ternayata Allah yang menentukan segala-galanya dan aku redha dan pasrah dengan ketetapan itu. Alhamdulillah kami sampai sewaktu jenazah sedang dimandikan. Selepas asar Bak disemadikan di perkuburan keluarganya bersebelahan dengan arwah neneknya. Itulah seperti yang telah diwasiatkan oleh Bak berulang kali sejak dahulu lagi. Kami sekeluarga bersyukur kerana dapat menunaikan permintaanya itu. Mungkin sebab itu Bak beria-ia hendak pulang ke Terengganu. Mungkin dia hendak mengucapkan selamat tinggal kepada semua saudara dan rakan taulan yang tidak putus-putus datang menziarahnya sebelum dia meninggal.
Semasa mendapat berita daripada Ma yang Bak telah meninggal aku terus teringatkan perbualan aku dengan Bak beberapa bulan yang lalu. Dia pernah memberitahu ku yang dia akan pulang pada hari Rabu. Apabila aku bertanya pulang ke mana dia menjawab...pulang ke rumah lah. Sekarang aku tahu rumah yang dimaksudkannya adalah rumahnya yang kekal abadi bukannya rumah di Terengganu.
Bak telah pergi tetapi kenangan terhadap dirinya akan kekal dalam ingatan. Semoga roh Bak dicucuri rahmat Allah dan semoga Allah menempatkannya di kalangan orang-orang yang beriman. Amin.
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