08-26-2003, 03:37 PM
<b>Malkul Mawt </b>
> It was early in the morning at four,
> When death knocked upon a bedroom door,
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> Who is there? The sleeping one cried.
> I'm Malkul Mawt, let me inside.
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> At once, the man began to shiver,
> As one sweating in deadly fever,
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> He shouted to his sleeping wife,
> Don't let him take away my life.
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> Please go away, O Angel of Death!
> Leave me alone; I'm not ready yet.
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> My family on me depends,
> Give me a chance, O please prepense!
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> The angel knocked again and again,
> Friend! I'll take your life without a pain,
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> Tis your soul Allah requires,
> I come not with my own desire.
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> Bewildered, the man began to cry,
> O Angel I'm so afraid to die,
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> I'll give you gold and be your slave,
> Don't send me to the unlit grave.
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> Let me in, O Friend! The Angel said,
> Open the door; get up from your bed,
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> If you do not allow me in,
> I will walk through it, like a Jinn.
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> The man held a gun in his right hand,
> Ready to defy the Angel's stand.
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> I'll point my gun, towards your head,
> You dare come in; I'll shoot you dead.
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> By now the Angel was in the room,
> Saying, O Friend! Prepare for you doom.
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> Foolish man, Angels never die,
> Put down your gun and do not sigh.
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> Why are you afraid! Tell me O man,
> To die according to Allah's plan?
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> Come smile at me, do not be grim,
> Be Happy to return to Him.
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> O Angel! I bow my head in shame,
> I had no time to take Allah's Name.
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> From morning till dusk, I made my wealth,
> Not even caring for my health.
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> Allah's command I never obeyed,
> Nor five times a day I ever prayed.
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> A Ramadan came and a Ramadan went,
> But no time had I to repent.
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> The Hajj was already FARD on me,
> But I would not part with my money.
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> All charities I did ignore,
> Taking usury more and more.
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> Sometimes I sipped my favorite wine,
> With flirting women I sat to dine.
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> O Angel! I appeal to you,
> Spare my life for a year or two.
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> The Laws of Quran I will obey,
> I'll begin SALAT this very day.
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> My Fast and Hajj, I will complete,
> And keep away from self-conceit.
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> I will refrain from usury,
> And give all my wealth to charity,
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> Wine and wenches I will detest,
> Allah's oneness I will attest.
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> We Angels do what Allah demands,
> We cannot go against His commands.
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> Death is ordained for everyone,
> Father, mother, daughter or son.
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> I'm afraid this moment is your last,
> Now be reminded, of your past,
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> I do understand your fears,
> But it is now too late for tears.
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> You lived in this world, two score and more,
> Never did you, your people adore.
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> Your parents, you did not obey,
> Hungry beggars, you turned away.
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> Your two ill-gotten, female offspring,
> In nightclubs, for livelihood they sing.
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> Instead of making more Muslims,
> You made your children non-Muslims.
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> You ignored the Mua'dhin Adhaan,
> Nor did you read the Holy Quran.
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> Breaking promises all your life,
> Backbiting friends, and causing strife.
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> From hoarded goods, great profits you made,
> And your poor workers, you underpaid.
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> Horses and cards were your leisure,
> Moneymaking was your pleasure.
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> You ate vitamins and grew more fat,
> With the very sick, you never sat.
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> A pint of blood you never gave,
> Which could a little baby save?
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> O Human, you have done enough wrong,
> You bought good properties for a song.
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> When the farmers appealed to you,
> You did not have mercy, tis true.
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> Paradise for you? I cannot tell,
> Undoubtedly you will dwell in hell.
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> There is no time for you to repent,
> I'll take your soul for which I am sent.
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> The ending however, is very sad,
> Eventually the man became mad
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> With a cry, he jumped out of bed,
> And suddenly, he fell down dead.
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> O Reader! Take moral from here,
> You never know, your end may be near
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> Change your living and make amends
> For heaven, on your deeds depends.