THE
POEM
I
knelt to pray but not for long,
I had too much to
do.
I had to hurry and
get to work
For bills would
soon be due.
So I knelt and
said a hurried prayer,
And jumped up off
my knees.
My Muslim duty was
now done
My soul could rest
at ease.
All day long I had
no time
To spread a word
of cheer.
No time to speak
of Allah to friends,
They'd laugh at me
I'd fear.
No time, no time,
too much to do,
That was my
constant cry,
No time to give to
souls in need
But at last the
time, the time to die.
I went before the
Lord,
I came, I stood
with downcast eyes.
For in his hands
God held a book;
It was the book of
life.
God looked into
his book and said
Your name I cannot
find.
I
once was going to write it down...
But
never found the time"
Now
do you have the time to pass it on?