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  • The Scarf

    Jul 15, 2009


    They stand there with shorts, so short, excessively short,
    shorts that so deceptively capture from them all they know
    of modesty...

    ...and I proudly pull my scarf over my hair

    They stand there, face lost in a sea of make-up,
    make-up that so ruthlessly captures from them all they know
    of freedom...

    ...and I proudly pull my scarf over my hair

    They stand there, hair raining with gels, colors -
    chemicals that so menacingly capture from them all they know
    of purity...

    ...and I proudly pull my scarf over my hair

    They stand there, so close, so very close to their "lover",
    devoted to them, the devotion that so mercilessly captures
    from them all they know of individuality...

    ...and I proudly pull my scarf over my hair

    And they stand there, talking of getting new shorts, new gels
    and colors, new boyfriends, materialistic things
    that so wrongfully capture from them all they know
    of God and love...

    ...and I proudly pull my scarf over my hair

    For my scarf is my protector, my lover, my devotion,
    my pureness, my beauty, my rememberance of God,

    And I proudly pull it over my hair knowing that when I wear it,
    I so rightfully thrust away all the things that the devil
    brought about,

    And when I put it on, I am Free...

    1 comments:

    1. Sarah said...:

      Salam Aleikom

      Very nice blog mashAllah. Yes hijab is a great protection, but I see more and more of my friends wearing hijab with tight clothes and makeup, chatting with men and losing their etiquette when outside their homes. Wouldn't niqab be a better protection?

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