Our Markaz

All religions have communities big and small
our small community, I think, is best of 'em all

supposedly, we go to markaz for majlis and to pray
but we do much more than that, if I am allowed to say

we throw garbage everywhere inside and out
it is our markaz after all, who is going to shout

we plug up the commodes with throw-away diapers
either forget to flush or stuff the commodes with papers

we turn-on AC and lights as soon as we come in
it is someone else's job to turn 'em off we are assumin'

blaring car alarms, honking, or talking loud in the parking lot
to be caring and social, that is the only place we got

why should we invite momin's kids to our house to play
we will end up cleaning afterwards, they meet at the markaz any way

Aamil saheb and aayaans keep telling us to behave responsibly
We are already responsible at home and work, how can we be at markaz possibly

They also say we are not being very neighborly
Neighbors gaya choolha ma, they are complaining constantly

Now they are talking about building a brand new masjid
That's great, now our kids will have the run of the markaz and the masjid

And we will have more areas to throw garbage in and clutter
And a bigger parking lot to make noise and idle chatter

Allah please tell these aayaans to chill out a little
We refuse to grow up and be responsible, please don't belittle

May Allah help our Aamil saheb and aayaans with this masjid project
As usual we will keep praying,"our Dai to live long and healthy ta qiyamat".


Abd-e-Syedna, TUS - Shk. Husain Jamali, Anjuman-e-Burhani, Los Angeles, CA