Poem: Far Away

FAR AWAY

By Aaron Sellars, aka SonOfAdam 06/27/05 © 2005

Excuse me sister

Can I whisper

A little truth in your ear?

It’s no mystery

Through history

All the signs are clear

Times are so whack

Dogs on Prozac

Everyone feels under

False depression

Learn a lesson

The devil’s got your number

The war’s adjacent

But you’re complacent

It’s just another channel

So just turn the station

And keep erasin’

Pain you can’t dismantle

Sometimes I wanna fly,

Far away!

And then I pray

Oh let me stay! 

Another day (2x)

Excuse me Mister

Can I whisper

A little truth in your ear?

It’s no mystery

Through history

All the signs are clear

More energy drinks

To speed the jinx

Of a life you can’t control

Going to and from

While you feel so numb

But you think you’re on a roll

A brand new diet

You got to try it

Cuz everyone’s so thin

Put down that mag

And grab a rag

And wipe this mess you’re in!

Sometimes I wanna fly,

Far away!

And then I pray

Oh let me stay! 

Another day (2x)

Excuse me people

There’s no sequel

We’ve only got one chance

To get it right

And win this fight

So check your circumstance!

You got internet

And a cell phone pet

But we’re all disconnected

You hear the preachers

And sacred teachers

But no one gets affected

Don’t let terrorism

Be the schism

For all humanity

Bring the proofs

When you report the “truth”

And restore the sanity

Sometimes I wanna fly,

Far away!

And then I pray

Oh let me stay! 

Another day (2x)

Comments

[Muslim Singaporean]

As-salamu-alay-kum Shaykh Khalil,

I was just reminiscing last Sunday's "Spiritual Jam" @ Madrasah Khairiah. Eventhough the session was a little stretched, I actually wished it hadn't ended so soon. I guess musicians know to expect the unexpected at a jam session huh?

I really couldn't thank you (and also Shaykh Yahya and Shaykh Usama) enough for visiting Singapore.... my wife and I had enjoyed and, perhaps more importantly, have benefitted from your various sessions here. We look forward to seeing you here again next year insha Allah.

Thank you also for sharing with us Sidi Haroon's poetry! They are beautiful indeed and I will remember to make duas for him insha Allah.

Btw, now that you're no longer on facebook, could you drop me an e-mail just to stay in touch?

Wassalam....

[Gamar Annisa]

Assalamualaikum Shaykh Khalil,

Thanks for sharing with us the poems written by Brother Haroon. I really really enjoy it! The poems were beautifully read and it certainly made us reflect on what we are currently doing as Muslims. The talks given too were inspiring, beyond words. Masya Allah.

Really looking forward to having you back in Singapore again. May Allah bless you and your family always. Amin :)

[khalil abu asmaa]

Bismillah.
Wa alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh . . .

Al-hamdu lillah, truly blessed and special times. May Allah accept, bless, augment, and protect...

The other poems that were read this time around can be found here:

http://www.reflectonthis.com/blog/2007/12/two-poems.html

Sincerely your brother,
khalil abu asmaa

[Farida Khalil]

I just love this poem mash'Allah
It reminds me of other poems I read on New Islamic Direction.
All these great poets should gather and publish a book together through Islamic Texts Society or something, don't you think Shaykh Khalil?

Jazak Allah kol kheir

PS: ever wonder visiting Egypt like Singapore inch'Allah?

[Isa]

All Praise is due to Allah the Most High for sending to Singapore some of the most Learned men in the path of Allah and most importantly we have benefitted from them and I'm sure their du'a by the Will of Allah will make Singapore a more blessed country. Jazakumu'Allah Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Shaykh Afeefuddeen al-Jalyani, Sidi Yahya, Sidi Khalil Moore, Sidi Usamah and all those who come and supported the event. I pray that SimplyIslam will bring us more of these blesses people to come here and enable us to sit with such blessed people.

Brother Mohamed Isa

[khalil abu asmaa]

Bismillah.
Wa alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh . . .

Jazakumullahu khayran everyone! May Allah bless you all!!!

@ Farida: I couldn't agree more! Don't worry, I have a plan... ;-) Make dua' though...

As for coming to Egypt, may Allah make it possible. Waiting for the invitation.

Sincerely your brother,
khalil abu asmaa

[Mohamad Nizar Bin Zainal]

the prose is just absolute coolness.

talk about the relevance of Islam across all times and contexts... and we see Sidi Haroon's gift of muraqabah in testing times as ours... may Allah bless him continuously for helping us to remain mindful through his personal creative process, Ameen! My salaams to him!

Shaykh, thank you for the reading of this poem, and may Allah bless you for introducing this wonderful and absolutely profound work to this ignorant faqir.

May Allah forgive us all, and protect us from Al-Ghaflah, insya Allah, Ameen.

Hope all is doing good with you... do remember to take in vitamins and drink more water to keep away the flu, and may Allah grant us all good health to serve His Ways.

Missing the times already,
Nizar