Tag: poem

  • Moonlight over Granada

    Moonlight over Granada

    In 1492, the fall of Granada marked the end of Muslim rule. Nuhu Osman Attah explores the sentiments of various characters, including a soldier, philosopher, lady, and poet, lamenting their loss.

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  • The Labyrinth of the Lost: A Muslim Poet’s Journey Through Meaning

    The Labyrinth of the Lost: A Muslim Poet’s Journey Through Meaning

    In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful Yet where is mercy in this age of wandering? Once we dwelt in the Garden of Certainty, Where the adhan called us home five times each day, And the Qur’an was our compass, unwavering.

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  • I Wandered Stray Throughout The Land…

    I Wandered Stray Throughout The Land…

    I wandered stray throughout the land And raced across the burning sand My mind had sought to seek the sight That strips the veil of darkened night

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  • Amicable Me

    Amicable Me

    Amicable me: lowly, obscene, hypocritical to a tee, they don’t see,

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  • Lust Games

    Lust Games

    Lust overcomes the one who doesn’t fake it Raising our gaze, staring at the sun naked

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