Esteemed Civilization – 19

(Islamic Poetry Collection)

 

By H Rubijanto

 

He Who sent down Tranquility.

 

Allah swt. admits the Believers, men and women, to Gardens beneath which rivers flow,

They are welcome to dwell therein forever, and that is, in the sight of Allah, the highest achievement.

 

Who imagine an evil opinion of Allah, on them is a round of Evil,

The wrath of Allah is on them, He has cursed them and got Hell ready for them, and evil is it for a destination,

Allah is exalted in Power and full of Wisdom.

 

“Verily We have granted thee a manifest Victory;

That Allah may forgive thee, thy faults of the past and those to follow;

Fulfil His favour to thee; And guide thee on the Straight Way;

And that Allah may help thee with powerful help.

 

It is He Who sent down tranquility into the hearts of the Believers, that they may add Faith to their Faith;

For to Allah belong the Forces of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom”.  (Al Fath: 1 – 4).

 

Allah has truly sent Muhammad saw. As a witness, as a Bringer of Glad Tidings and as a Warner,

In order that men and women may believe in Allah and His Apostle, that they may assist and honour Him,

And celebrate His praises morning and evening.

 

                                                        Bandung, 21 Jumadil Ula 1428 H.

 

 

And Black Intense in Hue.

 

What a wonderful creation of Allah; His creation of the heavens and the earth, in the alteration of the night and the day, in the sailing of the ships through the ocean, in the voyage through the space of the sky.

And the life which He gives to the earth,  in the drifted cloud blown by the changing winds.

 

Celebrate the praises of Allah, by standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the wonders of His creation:

“Ya Allah, not for naught hast Thou created all this!

Glory to Thee! Give us salvation from the Penalty of the Fire”.

 

 “See thou not that Allah sends down rain from the sky?

With it We then bring out produce of various colors.

And in the mountains are tracts white and red, of various shades of color, and black intense in hue.

 

And so amongst men and crawling creatures and cattle, are they of various colors.

Those truly fear Allah, among His Servants, who have knowledge:

For Allah is Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving”.  (Faathir: 27 – 28).

 

The Believers admit that they have heard the call of one calling to Faith,

To believe in Allah, and they have believed and they say:

“Ya Allah, forgive us our sins, blot out from us our iniquities, and take to Thyself our souls in the company of the righteous.

 

Ya Allah, grant us what Thou didst promise unto us through Your Apostles, and save us from shame on the Day of Judgment,

For Thou never breaks Thy promise!” Amien.

 

                                                 Bandung, 28 Jumadil Ula 1428 H.

 

The Earth will shine.

 

“And the Earth will shine with the Glory of its Lord,

The Record (of Deeds) will be placed (open);

The Prophets and the Witnesses will be brought forward,

 

And a just decision pronounced between them,

And they will not be wronged (in the least).

And to every soul will be paid in full (the fruit) of its deed,

And (Allah) knows best all that they do”.

(Az Zumar: 69 – 70).

 

Afterward the Believers will be led to the Garden in crowds,

And the Unbelievers will be led to the Hell in crowds as well,

When the Believers arrive there, its gate will be opened, and its Keepers will say: “Peace be upon you! Well have ye done! Enter ye here, to dwell therein”.

 

When the Unbelievers arrive there, its gate will be opened, and its Keepers will say: “Did not Apostles come to you from among yourselves, rehearsing to you the Signs of your Lord, and warning you of the Meeting of this Day of yours? They will answer: “True!

But the Decree of Punishment has been proved true against the Unbelievers.

 

To the Unbelievers will be said: “Enter ye the gates of Hell, to dwell therein

And evil is (this) abode of the arrogant!”

After entering the gates the Believers will say: “Praise be to Allah, Who has truly fulfilled His promise to us, and has given us (this) land in heritage, we can dwell in the Garden as we will,

How excellent a reward for those who work righteousness!”

 

                                                    Bandung, 3 Jumadil Tsaniyah 1428 H.