Pelayaran yang dinamakan kehidupan

Tiada diduga begini jadinya
cintanya hilang ditengah jalan
tiada disangka begini sudahnya
sebuah pelayaran yang dinamakan kehidupan

Mulanya dengan penuh kegembiraan
bagaikan merpati sejoli bergandingan
sehidup semati menjadi angan-angan
seolah berada di atas kayangan

Diharapkan sinar mentari berpanjangan
rupanya mendung menyelubungi harapan
Diimpikan cahaya kebahagiaan
rupanya nestapa yang bertandang

Di mana silapnya
di mana kurangnya
siapakah yang alpa
siapakah yang lalai

begitulah persoalan
satu per satu dihurai dan dilerai
namun jawapannya kekal tiada
disimpul mati rapi disembunyi
dalam pelayaran yang dinamakan kehidupan

Towards Taqwa

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

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