Ketika malam,
anak kecil itu merenung langit hitam ,
memandang sedalam dalam
dia mencari kejora dalam kelam,
dia mengintai purnama dalam suram,
puas dia menanti,
namun bahtera harapannya kian karam,
cahaya kejora dan purnama itu semakin tenggelam.
dia menanti lagi,
hadirnya siang ditemani mentari,
mengharapkan sang suria menghadiahkannya senyuman pagi,
puas dia menanti,
namun,si gerimis pula yang hadir mengganti,
lalu tertunduk dia,
menyeka air mata di pipi.
hari-hari yang berlalu,
dirasakan terlalu sayu,
sang angin menyapa mengirimkan khabar pilu,
di pandang kanan dan kiri,
timbunan runtuhan batu, kerikil dan kayu,
dibedil, dimamah, diratah oleh peluru.
laskar angkuh itu tidak punya rasa malu,
rumah, masjid, sekolah diceroboh,
nyawa tidak pernah puas-puas diburu,
anak-anak terkulai layu dalam pelukan ibu,
bergelimpangan tubuh terkujur kaku.
ada tangisan, tak siapa dengari,
ada rintihan , hanya dipandang sepi,
ada kesakitan, tiada siapa peduli,
ada saudara , kanan dan kiri,
yang punya hati, tapi mati,
yang punya telinga, tapi tuli,
yang punya mata, tapi hanya mampu menyaksi,
mungkar yang beraja di sana dan sini,
bagai tiada nuraga nun di hati.
tiada lagi kedengaran kicauan burung,
bumi disimbah darah, langit semakin mendung,
kilat dan guruh sabung menyabung,
palestin terus menangis dan berkabung,
tiada daya lagi untuk berselindung.
wahai INSAN,
sampai bilakah mereka harus membendung?
derita dunia yang tiada tertanggung.
wahai INSAN,
sampai bilakah kita harus duduk termenung?
bagai menanti kesudahan yang tiada berkunjung.
wahai INSAN,
sungguh, mereka perlukan kita,
untuk terus menyokong dan menyokong,
dalam pertempuran syahid yang agung,
keramat INTIFADA terus dilaung,
biar terpaksa merangkak dalam sempitnya lorong,
demi meraih syurga yang terulung.
At two,
He had no clue
When all he could do
Was eat and poo
At seven
he knew about heaven
And was terrified of hell
Before dawn he was awake
Excited to the brim
Eating according to whim
A mission of deprivation
He was about to undertake
A test of strength, a test of will
Up until lunch was served on a plate
At nine
He was doing fine
Not yet thirty, but close
“If it weren’t for asthma”,
He’d get up and boast
Yet he was still a child
Mindless and wild…
At sixteen
There were no excuses
Yet many things had changed
No longer was there a physical burden
As challenges came from a new direction
The eyes began to wander
The mind driven asunder
Focus diverted from the plan
As youth threatened to derail
The true essence of Ramadhan
Today he turns twenty two,
Challenges that lay, again differ
But the heart of it all remains the same
In the best of months he hopes and prays
That the nights are filled with tears
Not of sorrow, but regret
Of the past mistakes, he cannot forget
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happiness
Contentment and happiness is actually a gift from Allah.
Its a gift. it has no condition.
You can be content and happy regardless of what your circumstances are. because it is what you feel inside.
From the world’s eye view, success, power, being rich, famous, beautiful and handsome should make any person happy and content. and being the total opposite would make any person feels miserable and all out stressed. but Islam teaches us differently. No wonder we are branded as ‘the strangers’
” Strange is the affair of a Muslim. Verily all his affairs are good for him. If something pleasing befalls him he thanks Allah and it becomes better for him. And if something harmful befalls him he is patient and it becomes better for him. And this is only for the Mu’minin. “
Yes, sounds simple enough to read, but to practice it?
It is somewhat a normal reaction for us human to be upset when something bad happens, and happy when something good happens. Very rare to find it the other way round. The reason we think we are happy is because we get what is pleasing to us, and the reason we think we are upset is because we get what is distressing to us.
Notice the word ‘think’.
But here, Allah wants to bring another paradigm into the picture. its not what you think. because of your nature as human, who has limited faculties and knowledge, you might not know for sure what you want to make you happy. It might be you think this will make you happy but actually, in the long run, it will make you miserable!
” …it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you, and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know.” [2:216]
But Allah did give us the capacity to work and pursue our goals and dreams. Allah commands us to try our utmost best to achieve it. And naturally, of course you would like to achieve what you worked hard for. That’s the whole point for working hard for it in the first place isn’t it?
But Allah is so Merciful towards His servants, that He only wanted to give the very best of results to His servants. Only the best. Nothing less than that. and Allah knows what would be the best for His servants, in the long run, in the bigger picture, because Allah is all Knowing, His Knowledge encompasses over every single detail.
“..and He Has the keys of the unseen, none knows it but He, and He Knows what on the land and in the sea, not a leaf falls but He Knows about it, and not a grain in the darkness (depth) of the earth nor any thing wet or dry but in a very comprehensive book (record)”. [6:59]
So the conclusion of this whole ranting?
Find happiness by strengthening your bond with Allah. It is difficult, easier said than done. But this is the only medication that works.
A sweet invitation from the Almighty to all of us.
So its worth it.
May we all find happiness in both this world and the hereafter…Ameen…
written by:
nmn
In conjunction with the coming Ramadan, Isacstudio brings you a Ramadan Nasheed, sang by Mujahid ul-Haq (feat Labbayk).
Have a blessing Ramadan and may Allah bestows his utmost reward to us. InshaAllah!
(Credit to IslamGlobe and Muslim Aid)
Islamic Entertainment Department
isacstudio team 09/10 wishing all Muslims around the globe a very blessed Ramadhan 1430H. May we become a better Muslim once we graduate from this great month.
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