By Novid Shaid, 2011
(based on the famous Arabic qasida)
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Sing it with sincere ardour!
Drink it in with cheer and fervour!
The authentic formula!
La ilaha illalah!
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By Novid Shaid, 2011
(based on the famous Arabic qasida)
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Sing it with sincere ardour!
Drink it in with cheer and fervour!
The authentic formula!
La ilaha illalah!
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By Novid Shaid, 2011
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When this Goofy Gora did a roza once in Ramadan,
He fasted so well, he made us all feel real bad.
He took it so seriously that we thought he was mad,
this Goofy Gora who did a roza in Ramadan.
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By Novid Shaid, 2011
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Down in the heart of Aylesbury
Lived a little bald man doing a PHD
On the mysteries of the Muslim creed
Like what on earth does Eid really mean?
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If you can unmask the masquerade
Of life and its illusions
then you have overcome, in truth,
all obstacles of existence.
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If you can see the light of God
shimmering through every moment
there’s no-one that can equal you
in this entire existence.
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If others sit wrapped in their minds
ensnared by their devices
and you sit free and face your Lord
you’ve triumphed over all existence.
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If you can push aside the noise
of people and their distractions
and see your Lord through their demands
you’ve conquered all existence.
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If you can find, when calamities
spin through your life like whirlwinds,
the pre-eternal light of God,
you’re a gem of this existence.
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If you can find infinite stillness
when people around run riot
and find the One who truly lives
you’ve uncovered the secret of existence.
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If you can face your death with peace
and recognize your frailty
then you become the triumphant one
of life and this existence.
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If you can purge your heart of love
for fame and notoriety
and prefer to seek the light of God
you’re elevated over all existence.
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If you can make your goals for Him
and act with true intentions
the world bends, bowing at your feet
you’re the master of existence.
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If you can make your heart a slave
to Him, while others imagine
they’re masters of their own destinies,
He makes you King of all existence.
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O Lord when this world overcomes
our minds and our motivations
make us discern Your Reality
encompassing all existence
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And peace be on the messenger
and blessings without concession
who, if we ever met him now,
would revive our whole existence.
By Novid Shaid, 2011
The path to the mosque is tough, takes longer
The hazards great, filled with hidden dangers.
On one side, the path ascends high, to the right
But another drops dangerously down, to the left.
The path to the right is steep and thin
One needs balance to remain therein Continue reading
by Novid Shaid, 2011
For Our Fathers
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Like a roof, giving shelter from the cold,
Like foundations, shouldering the weight of his household,
Like a candle, lighting up his family’s world,
Like cement, binding us together with a firm hold,
is our father
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By Novid Shaid, 2011
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Once there lived a lover from Baghdad
Who loved God so much it nearly turned him mad
If he did not settle his nerves quite soon
He would disintegrate into a fiery pool.
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By Novid Shaid, 1997
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Oh my days! Who’s coming up the road?
It’s those maulvi men with beards and maulvi hats!
If we don’t scarper now, we won’t escape their hold,
They’ll take us down the masjid and the mats!
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By Novid Shaid, 2011
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The chairman stood upon the podium, grinning at the seated gentlemen, who sat around their tables which were arranged in their ceremonial shape, and began:
“My dear colleagues and friends! I would like to welcome you to this historic, inaugural Greedlibb conference, which I am confident will develop through the future at great progress. I as the chairman am utterly honoured to be addressing you in this opening speech, before we split into our respective groups for the strategic planning sessions.
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By Novid Shaid
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For the martyred innocents of the Arab Spring
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They will live on and thrive
Dressed in the raiment of true freedom
Dwelling where they please without pain or fear
They will live on and prosper
Untouchable, undisturbed
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