What
happened to the ummah once known so well?
Our greatness
was known, but now can you tell?
Our Masjids
are empty, but our refrigerators are stocked.
We've lost our
deen, but we feel secure, cuz' our mansions are locked.
What
happened to the ummah once known so well?
Our greatness
was known, but now can you tell?
Our children
don't know even how to pray.
"But hey,
little Mo got an A in Physics so I guess that's OK."
What
happened to the ummah once known so well?
Our greatness
was known, but now can you tell?
We sleep
through fajr, but are up for the world cup.
"What, go
to the Mosque? Brother I'm busy filling my pocket up!"
What
happened to the ummah once known so well?
Our greatness
was known, but now can you tell?
Children in
Africa are starving and thus can't even afford to cry.
"What?
Sorry I missed that, I was on my cell, but go on, I just said good-bye."
What
happened to the ummah once known so well?
Our greatness
was known, but now can you tell?
We used to
smile at each other with faces full of light.
Now we frown at
each other, we bicker and we fight.
What
happened to the ummah once known so well?
Our greatness
was known, but now can you tell?
The Quran
has left our hearts and is stranded hanging on our walls.
"Brother
what was that, did you say something about a mall?"
What
happened to the ummah that was once so fare?
"Forget
the ummah, man I don't even really care!"
But our
sisters everywhere are raped, beaten and left alone just weeping!
"Brother,
I got to go, my pager is beeping..."
Oh Allah,
increase the ummah in our love for You, Your Messenger (pbuh) and Your deen.
Oh Allah, send
Your peace and blessings upon Muhammad (pbuh), the last of the Prophets and
Messengers.
Ameen ya Rub Al `Aalameen
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