Aylan: Remember me!
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By: Ershad Khan Source: IslamiCity Sep 11, 2015 No Comments
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Look at me!
Here I am...
Floating through the sea,
Finally made it on your shore,
Resting my petite body
Face down, but not tired anymore.
Stare at me!
Longer than you plan to see
My discomforting image
That you would rather abhor,
Yet I sailed on hope and faith
To find your promising open door.
Embrace me!
Before it's too late to care,
Before your conscience shuts down
And the guilt you won't bear.
Remember me!
On a calm, serene day,
I was your humanity....
That you just let slip away.
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:13:"Three Ghazals";s:12:"thePermalink";s:48:"https://www.islamicity.org/101972/three-ghazals/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"M. Shahid Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:73:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Three-ghazals.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"quran|/topics/quran";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 12 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"June 12, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:32:"M. Shahid Alam|/by/m-shahid-alam";s:5:"theID";i:101972;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"*These ghazals were first published in M. Shahid Alam, Yardstick of Life (KDP, March 2024)
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Three Ghazals
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:10:"He Is Near";s:12:"thePermalink";s:45:"https://www.islamicity.org/101602/he-is-near/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:70:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/He-is-near.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:65:"dhikr (rememberance of allah)|/topics/dhikr-rememberance-of-allah";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 8 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:36:"May 6, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:101602;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"He is Near.
Closer than my jugular vein near ((Indeed, ˹it is˺ We ˹Who˺ created humankind and ˹fully˺ know what their souls whisper to them, and We are closer to them than......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:10:"He Is Near";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";}
He Is Near
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Eyes: The Tragedy of Yazan Kafarneh";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/101507/eyes-the-tragedy-of-yazan-kafarneh/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Ershad Khan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:67:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Eyes-by.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"Palestine|/topics/palestine";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 29 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 29, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Ershad Khan|/by/ershad-khan";s:5:"theID";i:101507;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"His eyes were pure
Big eyelashes with innocent stare
His eyes gave the look of
Being unsure
If there are still people
Left to care
Care about him
And children in the t......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"Eyes: The Tragedy of Yazan Kafarneh";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";}
Eyes: The Tragedy of Yazan Kafarneh
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:60:"Exploring the Yardstick of Life- Reviewed by Kevin Gallagher";s:12:"thePermalink";s:94:"https://www.islamicity.org/101340/exploring-the-yardstick-of-life-reviewed-by-kevin-gallagher/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Kevin Gallagher";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:78:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/yardstick-of-lifee.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"poetry|/topics/poetry";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 16 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 16, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Kevin Gallagher|/by/kevin-gallagher";s:5:"theID";i:101340;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:108:"Introduction to the Book
M. Shahid Alam's poetry collection is a captivating exploration of the int...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:60:"Exploring the Yardstick of Life- Reviewed by Kevin Gallagher";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";}
Exploring the Yardstick of Life- Reviewed by Kevin Gallagher
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:50:"Oh The aggressors! Oh The killers of the Innocent!";s:12:"thePermalink";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/101329/oh-the-aggressors-oh-the-killers-of-the-innocent/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Sherwani Mustafa";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Killers-of-the-innocent.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"ceasefire in gaza|/topics/ceasefire-in-gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 15 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 15, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Sherwani Mustafa|/by/sherwani-mustafa";s:5:"theID";i:101329;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"When the tide of time turns against you,
When ‘mis’ is added before your ‘fortune’,
When the trigger of the gun goes to your victims,
When you are pounded with the rain ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:50:"Oh The aggressors! Oh The killers of the Innocent!";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";}
Oh The aggressors! Oh The killers of the Innocent!
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"Peace And Love For Palestine";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/101328/peace-and-love-for-palestine/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"David P Carroll";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:78:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Peace-in-Palestine.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:65:"israeli-palestinian conflict|/topics/israeli-palestinian-conflict";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 15 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 15, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"David P Carroll|/by/david-p-carroll";s:5:"theID";i:101328;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"How can there be peace
When the Palestinians are dying
and the little Children are crying
And for harmony's sake
It's justice we seek, not pain and heartache
And to ensure t......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"Peace And Love For Palestine";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";}
Peace And Love For Palestine
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:16:"Bidding Farewell";s:12:"thePermalink";s:51:"https://www.islamicity.org/101274/bidding-farewell/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Salah Dandan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eid-mubarak-poem-2-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"eid al-fitr|/topics/eid-al-fitr";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 12 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 11, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Salah Dandan|/by/salah-dandan";s:5:"theID";i:101274;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"
Bidding farewell to the month of the fast;
taking stock of my devotion.
You want to congratulate me- it sure went fast!
But I’m in no mood for celebration.
Don’......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:16:"Bidding Farewell";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";}
Bidding Farewell
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:18:"Happy Eid-ul Fitr!";s:12:"thePermalink";s:52:"https://www.islamicity.org/101237/happy-eid-ul-fitr/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:" IslamiCity ";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eid-mubarak.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"eid al-fitr|/topics/eid-al-fitr";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 10 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"April 9, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:" IslamiCity |/by/islamicity";s:5:"theID";i:101237;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"IslamiCity wishes you a Happy Eid!
In dawn's gentle hue, a new light does rise,
Eid's embrace whispers, beneath azure skies.
In hearts aglow, joy's melody sings,
As the cresc......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:18:"Happy Eid-ul Fitr!";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";}
Happy Eid-ul Fitr!
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:19:" The Rumi Within";s:12:"thePermalink";s:50:"https://www.islamicity.org/101005/the-rumi-within/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Aadil Farook";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/The-Rumi-Within.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"rumi|/topics/rumi";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 29 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 29, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Aadil Farook|/by/aadil-farook";s:5:"theID";i:101005;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:""The Rumi Within" By Aadil Farook
Carve the path untraveled before
Let your spirit fly and roar
Your worth isn't a thousand or a crore
It is tied to the ideal you adore
Free......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:19:" The Rumi Within";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:45:"content.php & related posts > channels=poetry";}
The Rumi Within
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