Ghazal--"In this is a Sign" When the clouds threaten a clear sky: in this is a Sign,
When the thought of Him makes you cry: in this is a Sign. When the twilights wise haze descends before Maghrib time,
When the sun has set from on high: in this is a Sign. When will man truly feel how close Allah is to him?
When you hear your own infant cry: in this is a Sign. When will man remember his true state of helplessness?
When your elders grow sick and die: in this is a Sign. When you look at the mountains or the smallest of ants,
When you muse how the birds can fly: in this is a Sign. When you stare at the heavens and see millions of
stars,
When a lone streak goes shooting by: in this is a Sign. Shahzadah like you, is amazed at the worlds design,
When we wonder by asking "why?": in this is a Sign.
"An Audience of One" is a book of poetry that contains about 20 Islamic Ghazals written in English. The author is the recipient of the NJ Governors Award in Writing and Education and he was a Rose Writing Fellow at Brown University.The book with more poems is available at www.freewebs.com/ghazalsHe can be contacted at
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