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Not Afraid To Stand Alone

Deen You Know

Alhamdullilah (Intro)
Deen You Know
Dedication
Intentions ’05
Small Deeds – WATCH VIDEO!
Looking Glass
For The Prophets
Paradise
Test
Drug Free ’05
Sakina

SUBHANALLAH

Allah = God

Subhanallah = Glory Be to God

Ya Allah = Oh Allah

Hu Allah = He is Allah

Laillaha illah = There is no God But Allah

Muhamadurasullulah = Muhammad, peace be upon him, is the messenger of God.

STAND ALONE

Chorus

I am not afraid to stand alone.

I am not afraid to stand alone. If Allah is by my side

I am not afraid to stand alone. Everything will be alright

I am not afraid to stand alone. Gonna keep my head up high

Single mother raising her children

Now she’s a Muslim

Started praying and wearing a headscarf

Was a healing for her heart

Struggling with no one to lean on

But with prayer she would be strong

Got a job but then she was laid off

Got a better education and it paid off

Got a call for a job that she dreamed of

Close by, great pay -she was in love – they said…

They brought her in, said she’s the number one pick

You got the job, but you gotta lose the outfit”

It’s a tough position that they put me in

Cause Ive been struggling with my two children

But I’ll continue looking for a job again

My faith in my religion now will never bend

Chorus

Peer pressure, they were insisting

And I was resisting

Some days I felt I would give in

Just wanted to fit in

I know when I’m praying and fasting’

They be teasing and laughing

So I called to my Lord for the power

For the strength every day, every hour…

Then one day there’s a new Muslim teacher

Single mom and the people respect her

Just seeing her strength I get stronger

They can break my will no longer

You don’t see me sweating when they’re jokes’re cracking

Never see me cussing’ with my pants saggin’

I aint never running yo I’m still standing

I ride with Allah to the very end

Chorus

I am not afraid to stand alone…

Now, I’m a tough one, who can bear their blows

The rest play dumb, they don’t dare say no

Scared of being shunned, but its clear they know

I aint never gonna run, I aint scared no more.

Man, these sisters be resolute

Never stressed when the rest say they wasn’t cute

And the get the respect of the other youth

Come best with the dress yo and that’s the truth

These sisters are strong gonna hand it down

So me I’m a brotha gotta stand my ground

I aint gonna shudder, when the gangs around

Peer pressure whatever, its my planet now

Others may fall, I’mma hold my own

With Allah’s help I’ll be strong as stone

And I’mma be brave and let Al Islam be shown

Cause you I know I not afraid to stand alone

Chorus

Your Lord is Watching

11 o clock at night and now your lying in your bed, cause see your

Thinking about the plan that your rehearsing in your head,

Your waiting for your family to doze right off to sleep, And then you

slip out of the house to where you and your shorty meet

Rolled up to the party and your strolling cause its hardly

Even 12:00am and now the party’s getting started

3:00am you heading back into your place and then

you climbed back in the window you left open just in case

Your think that your so slick, you know just how to trick

and pull a hoax upon your folks and they dont notice it.

You know that you should not, I think that you forgot

Like any crime, its only time before you getting caught

Chorus

Your lord is watching and he knows every step that you take

And he knows every plan that you make

And he can catch your every mistake

And he can catch your every mistake

The personal computer is a real amazing thing

with all the knowledge it can bring to our young men and young women

But you know when you have been, using it for doing sin

Find a hidden place within, and then the downloading begins

And quickly you begin to get, savy with the internet

The devil whispers and convinces you that you aint sinning yet

You know its wrong and if your caught they all will be upset, you

learn to close the window quick so no one catches wind of it

Why do we think this, there’s no consequences

Your lord may let it slide a bit but that just gives you confidence

he can expose you, to all those who knows you

And when that happens dont come back and say i never told you that…

As Samee’ (The All Hearing)

Albaseer (All Seeing),

AlRaqeeb, (The Watchful One)

Al Khabeer,( The Aware)

Inna rabbaka ala kulli shayin qadeer

(Truly your lord is aware of all things)

Chorus

Now everyday that passes, you get bolder in your plans, and

You start scheming in your classes, and start cheating on exams

Your great in fooling masses, and start running little scams, You know

Your sneakiness surpasses every other guy in town.

But then the day arrives now that your Lord had always written

You think that no ones watching, and things just start to happen

The window you left open drew attention of your neighbor

And so they caught you in the act, as you came back in the night

Your sister has a project due and you are off at school

and she’s using your computer cause your folks said it was cool

And she comes across some pictures that you forgot to erase

she shows it to your family and soon your in disgrace

The plans you invented, You’ll wish you had ended,

And when you see the Hell fire you’ll really resent it

Cause sooner or later, you’ll face your creator

And never for a moment think your knowledge is greater

Chorus

STILL STRONG

In my house, minding my biz

Sunday morning doing chores and I’m watching my kids

You know how it is, they chilling watching Sesame Street

My wife, showing me how to cook something to eat

Now this is my life, that is my wife, those are my kids

I’m working hard so we can comfortably live

Knock, Knock, somebody is at the front door

Honey, I’ll get it I need to take a break from my chores

Knock, Knock, it just went from knock to a pound

Now who is this clown, trying to take my smile to a frown

Knock, Knock, it just went from pound to a bang

Now this is insane and now I hear them yelling my name

I open the door, and what do I see

Its like 23 agents looking at me

They threw the cuffs on my hands and my face to the floor

Dragged away, my family crying at the front door

Chorus

AAAAGGGGHHHHH, we’re not breaking, we’re still strong

No matter what they do we’re moving on

AAAAGGGGHHHHH, we’re not breaking, we’re still strong

No matter what they do we’re moving on

We’re still moving on

And they was asking me that and asking me this

Accusing me of being on somebody’s terrorist list

I had to resist, I want a lawyers all I would say

But they said that they would torture me all night and all day

And so I would pray for God to give me strength to get through

If the evidence I knew, I would prove it untrue

Osama Bin who, they want to say I support him

If I don’t give in, I’ll never see my family again

Its been more than 10 months since they dragged me from home

4 hours questioning and 20 in my cell alone..

Its not Islam or Christianity, Its all of the humanity

The religion of vanity drives people to insanity

My soul and my anatomy are patient with calamity

I’ll never use profanity just let me see my family

Chorus

So you wanna break me? nah I’m still strong,

Sti–ll wanna hate me? I´ll prove you wrong

wait and you’ll see – I was right – all along,

but as for now let me do- do my thing, let me sing this song.

Oh wanna break me? nah I’m still strong,

still wanna hate me? I´ll prove you wrong

wait and you’ll see – I was right – all along,

but as for now let me do- do my thing, let me sing this song.

This is wrong, so wrong, so many people know its wrong

Now that you found me you got to go and sing that song

For freedom, justice and equality for all

‘Aint no justice when we let them illegally change laws

So many flaws in my case and I need you to find them all

You’re my lawyer so go tell the judge whats really going on

Yeah, let me see now, where do I start

Still the ANTAGONIST, still playing same part

Same old script, yeah same old drama

Only this time — you trying link me with Osama

Yep, its me! — public enemy number one

Your specific intelligence nothing but a con

So tell me mr. officer what you got on me?

-TRUMPED UP charges man, clear for all to see

-What did I do now? what is my crime

Please can you tell me why I’ma be doing this time.

Is it coz I put my head on the ground? my foot in the sink?

There gotta be something, man! Tell me what you found

Is it my beard, or the funny way I walk?

The rhymes I be spitting? Or the way I was born to talk?

I’m an Innocent convict, victim of this era

Oppression in the guise of a war on terror

- My lyrical pen is still mightier than their sords

That’s why I be in the pen praying to my loord

- Like P said, they won’t let- me -out

The faith in my heart that’s what its all- about

I’m one of them mooozlems, so best lock me up

That’s why I’m rrright here – stuck in this rut

Keep my head high cant no one take my pride

Nothing but a test from Him, we gotta take in stride.

Chorus

LIFE’S WORTH

Summer night on the 4th of July and I’m hanging outside

I take my kids downtown to watch fireworks fly

As the light flicker in my daughters eyes

I think about the plight of a war torn child

And how these same sights and sounds make them cry

And how much is this life worth, is what I say to you

As I sit here right now, watching the evening news

And how much is this life worth, cause it cant be true

We’re dying over different points of view

So how much is this life worth to you.

Yah Allah, Yah Allah

It five o-clock and Im rushing home like I always do

I call ahead to my wife and kids and say I’ll be there soon

I put the radio on, and the announcer speaks

Of a man rushing home just in time to see

His house blown to rubble with his family beneath

And how much is this life worth, is what I say to you

As I sit here right now, watching the evening news

And how much is this life worth, cause it cant be true

We’re dying over different points of view

So how much is this life worth to you.

Yah Allah, oh Allah

How much is this life worth,

How much is this life worth,

How much is this life worth,

How much is this life worth,

We say we stand for justice for all, but what about babies when bombs fall

How much is their life worth to you

And when we say we answer the call of Allah

But is it the way of Rasoolullah

How much is his life worth to you

Yah Allah, help us make dueyeah

And how much is this life worth, is what I say to you

As I sit here right now, watching the evening news

How much is this life worth, cause it can’t be true

That we’re dying over different points of view

So how much is this life worth to you.

So how much is this life worth to you

SEA OF FORGIVENESS

Allahu = God

Subhanallah = Glory be to God

Wa = and

Alhamdulilah = Praise be to God

La’llaha Illa Allah = There is no god but God

Allahu Akbar = Got is great

Ya Allah = Oh Allah

PRAY BEFORE

Cause it can happen to you

You working there hard at your grind

But now it’s about that time

But yo you got deadlines to make

And your boss is

Riding your back so you make them dates

And now you thinking about

Your projects, your deadlines,

The corporate ladder climb,

Tryin’ make your light shine

Your minds in outer space

And far as your salat you wait

Wait, wait

The prayers bout to leave you son

But now your troubles just begun

Before you hit the bar of the space

You hold your chest

Cause now it starts to palpitate

You look to your officemate

Saying this ain’t the only thing

With less time left

Losing your breath

Now your rushing to the stairs

Your tripping and you don’t know where

Before you hit the lobby door,

You hit the lobby floor

Lights out heart stopping ain’t breathing No more

But at my best guess, This akh has been blessed

Cause to his distress Comes an hijabi EMS

With the paddles in the air Vifib type of gear

With her partner standing near, She’s yelling out clear

Brought ‘em back from flat lining

He said the whole scene was like Dhikr bead remindin

He says sister please, We best get a move on For they call the adhan

I gotta pray before I’m prayed on

Chorus

I got so many excuses that I use when the athans made

I’m telling lies don’t even hesitate

I tell the people I’ve already prayed

I got this thing I gotta do and I’m already late

Don’t lecture me don’t want no fitnah or drama

I just need to get out before they make the iqamaPEACE

I’m cruising down the avenue the boulevard

All of a sudden, Oh my God

No fender bender I was critically injured

In the hospital bed my family thought I was deadMAN

I never though it’d happen to me

But I can tell you I was happy to see

All of my boys coming in the emergency room taking a knee

And every single one was praying for me

Eventually I made it through. Al-hamdu-lilah

I thank Allah. A second chance to make salah

Chorus

When it comes to not praying the best, we be notorious

Not focused on our Lord most glorious

A reminder to our self is what the story was

Just talking the talk, that really worries us,

We get caught up in this fleeting world like Morpheus

Making money or getting the Bachalorrious

We keep forgetting that prayer, it makes us victorious

both In this world and the next life, He’s rewarding us,

Furious, cause I know I can do better

Recording us, at every show in any weather..

And warning us, when the souls are brought together

The first thing checked are my prayers on the regular

Wake up! never waste this breath

Everybody every soul will get a taste of death

Pray like it’s your last prayer cause that date is set

And that your going straight to heaven, NEVER make that bet

TALA’AL BADRU

He eyes slowly rising

Sunrise warms the horizon

Sand dunes form in the distant

He’s up and out in an instant

The crowd there, all were waiting

Watching and, anticipating

A man appears from afar

Could it be the one sent by Allah

He shouts “Here comes the prophet!”

His face is a light that drives out the darkness

Words are alive – his message is living

Joy everywhere, our voices are singing

Chorus

Tala’al-Badru ‘alayna,

min thaniyyatil-Wada’

wajaba al-shukru ‘alayna,

ma da’a lillahi da’

Ayyuha al-mab’uthu fina

ji’ta bi-al-amri al-muta’

Ji’ta sharrafta al-Madinah

marhaban ya khayra da’

He steps and reaches to touch

This man who suffered so much

His own troubles could not compare

To the Prophet scorned everywhere

He was shunned away by his own kin

Ridiculed and stoned by the townsmen

His blood was shed for the truth

But never was he vengeful or rude.

Then the Prophet turns and he smiles

Radiance that spreads out for miles

Embraces his hand with kindness and care

His heart sings out for all those to hear!

Chorus

Wakes up, alarm clock is ringing

Moonlight, sun hasn’t risen

Faint sound of cars on the street

But inside his heart he feels peace

He starts recalling the dream

The Prophets face he has seen

Remembers well the tradition

In a dream it truly will be him

Allah, oh what a feeling

So many years he followed his teachings

And this is greatest time in his life

He prays to Allah and sings through the night

Chorus

Welcome, best caller to Gods way

With a word to be obeyed

Like a bright moon in the valley of darkness we lay

2x

THE MESSAGE

Gotta know who your enemy is and your enemy is Shaytan!

So many people wanted Native Deen to cross over

Because the message that we’re giving has the potential to bring the people together forever

And you look around and see the people trying to mean like a soldier, hard like a bolder

They don’t want to give love they just want to be cold but I tell you that they only getting colder

Until the line up in their rows and they put their feet together and they shoulder to shoulder

But your enemy don’t want it so you better do it now and don’t wait until you older

That is the message that we’re giving and we gonna give it again and again until the struggling is over

CHORUS

Our enemy wants us to give up on the things that we know we should do

But you and I, we have a conscience and to our soul we gotta be true

But some people, some of the people support the enemy ‘cause they don’t understand

But that’s alright, ‘aint no problem ‘cause Native Deen will still do all that we can

And I can go on and on about how our enemy lies

On and on about how your enemy hates and despises you

Open your eyes its true, your enemy ‘aint gonna sympathize with you

He will continue to his plot, to split and divide

Have people from the same faith on opposite sides

Have people for the wrong cause willing to die

Have you kill a thousand people and not even try

Have all the young brothers just trying to be fly

And all the young sisters, they don’t want to be shy

Forget the Army be all you can be for Allah

And never settle just to get by

CHORUS

Gotta know who your enemy is and your enemy is Shaytan!

Once upon a time on a special day

Right before the last Prophet passed away

He gathered all the people and what did he say

The message of the Deen, did I relay?

He said worship God only

Came with good news to the believers to teach us

To give from ourselves and our money

If you want the real life that’s next you have to invest

and put something on it

Sent to all mankind to warn us about the terrible day that upon us

You’ll be on our knees begging please,

sweating to your neck for your deeds

Mothers will be dropping their babies

People will be running like they drunk and they crazy

Seek refuge in Allah from being lazy

Get to work now ‘aint no time for if, buts and maybe

Do you know what I mean?

Clap your hands if you now what I mean

With the Name of Allah you and ask the people did Native Deen deliver the message

You can ask the people did Native Deen deliver the message

You can ask the people did Native Deen deliver the message

You can ask the people did Native Deen deliver the message

CHORUS

HOLD THE LINE

Lets think to back, back when we started

We were just souls with one target

This was a course that we both charted

But how did we end broken hearted

Ohhhh.

Can faith pull us through

Don’t know what I should do

But ask of you

Please please please hold the line now,

I swear please hold the line now

Can see what happened to us

Just look how shaytan will do us

Please please please hold the line now,

I swear please hold the line now

Just long enough so we can find out

Find out how we work things out

Work things out

Now comes the time, time to mend fences

To remove the mask and stop pretending

Because now the whisper’s winning

And how could this be our ending

Ohhhh.

Can faith pull us through

Don’t know what I should do

I ask of you

Please please please hold the line now,

I swear please hold the line now

Just long enough so we can find out

Find out how we work things out

I know it seems so hard, it seems so hard

When others fall apart, the fall apart

They couldn’t make it though, they couldn’t make it through

But this I promise you, Allah rewards the Sabiroon

So, so, so

Please please please hold the line now,

I swear please hold the line now

Just long enough so we can find out

Find out how we work things out

Please please please hold the line now,

I swear please hold the line now

Just long enough so we can find out

Find out how we work things out

Work things out

LABAYK

Chorus

Labayk Allah, Huma Labayk.

It’s a journey for Allah that I wanna make.

Bound to the sound when the Hajjis go round,

In the place where we face they put their heads to the ground.

Bowin’ in submission with conviction of steel.

It’s a feeling of peace, I someday hope I can feel

When the month it comes around, its called the month Dhul-Hij

People come from every place on this planet to do it.

It’s the Hajj, is a journey to the house of Allah

Where over two million different people come from near and from far…

By car, and by boat and by plane and by the camel

Some brothers even do it by foot just with a sandal.

But when they arrive and then city just glows.

You’ll understand the reasoning why everyone goes

Seeking forgiveness from Allah, in every step that they take

Here I am for my creator, Yah they cry out labayk

Chorus

Yo! I’m looking forward to the trip ta Hajj!

Going’ to Mecca and Madina with the entourage”

Yo! I’m looking forward to the trip ta Haj!

Comin’ back like as a haji like Malik al Shabaz.

From Madinah to Musdelifa, sights that you never saw,

Best of all the trips ain’t nothing less that I will settle for

Dawn of lhram, where we all put on white,

Putting on the sheets so that we all look alike

Doing tawaf around the Qaba kissin’ the black stone if you can,

But you haven’t done nothing till you’ve done Zam-Zam

Gettin’ on that bus so you can get to Ararat,

Getting all those pebbles used to stone the Jamarat.

Pacing back and forth between the Saffa and the Marwah

Commemorating what was done for Ishmael by Hagar

Sacrifice a lamb then go ahead and shave your held

Joining in the feasting after all the prayers are said.

Now nothing beats this trip not even Taj Mahal

Cause there’s Africans, Indonesians from Egypt and all,

I’m looking forward to this trip I someday hope I can make

Here I am for my creator and when I cry out Labayk

Chorus

EID MORNING

Chorus

Allahu-Akbar-U’llahu-Akbar-U’llaahu-Akbar, Laa-Ilaha Ill’allah

Allahu-Akbar-U’llahu-Akbar-U Wa-Lillah’il-Hamd

Allahu-Akbar-U’llahu-Akbar-U’llaahu-Akbar, Laa-Ilaha Ill’allah

Allahu-Akbar-U’llahu-Akbar-U Wa-Lillah’il-Hamd

Allahu Akbar-U-Kabira … Wal-Hamdu-Lillahi Kathira

Wa-Subhan’allahi Wa-Be-Hamdi-Hi Bukra-Tan Wa-Ascila

Laa-Ilaha-Ill’alla-Hu Wahdah … Sadaqa Wa-Adah … Wa-Nasara Abdah

Wa-A-Azza Junda-Hu Wa-Hazam’al-Ahzaab Wahdah

Laa-Ilaha Ill’allah … Wa-La Na-A-Budu Illaa Iyyah

Mukh-Le-Scina Lah’uddina Walaw Karih’al-Kaafiroon

Allah-Umma-Salli-Ala Sayyedinaa Muhammad,

Wa-Ala Aali Sayyedinaa Muhammad

Wa-Ala As’habi Sayyedinaa Muhammad,

Wa-Ala An’sari Sayyedinaa Muhammad

Wa-Ala Azwaji Sayyedinaa Muhammad,

Wa-Ala-Zurriyati-Sayyedina Muhammad-In

Wa-Sallim Tasliman Kathira

Translation Of Takbeer-Ul-Eid

Allah is great, Allah is great, Allah is great, There is no god but Allah

Allah is great, Allah is great, and praise is due to Him.

Allah is great, Allah is great, Allah is great, There is no god but Allah

Allah is great, Allah is great, and praise is due to Him.

Allah is the Greatest, and an abundance of praise is due to Him,

And glory and praise be to him morning and evening.

There is no god but Allah, alone, He was true to His promise,

And He granted victory to His worshipper, and He supported His group,

And He conquered the parties (of evil) all by Himself.

There is no deity but Allah, and we worship no one but Him,

And we will sincerely follow the religion for Him,

Even against the wishes of the unbelievers.

May Allah pray upon our Muhammad, and upon his family,

And upon his companions, and upon his supporters,

And upon his wives, And upon his descendants,

And grant an abundance of peace on him.

RAIN SONG

Steps out side, into the scorching heat

The well is dry, the children cry

And the lands they claim defeat

Oh my father, is it evil that we’ve done

He smiles at the child with faith in his eyes

Inshallah the rains will come

This I know, his mercy must be won

Just open your heart, this is the start

Inshallah the rains will come

On him I swear, his will must be done

Like tears from your eyes, pearls from the sky

Inshallah the rains will come

Father gathers, the people for their eyes to see

That if they combine their hearts and their minds

They will turn the deserts green

Side by side, they stand in the burning heat

They pray to the one that brought them the sun

To make the heavens weep

This I know, his mercy must be won

Just open your heart, this is the start

Inshallah the rains will come

On him I swear, his will must be done

Like tears from your eyes, pearls from the sky

Inshallah the rains will come

Like tears from your eyes, pearls from the sky

Inshallah the rains will come

Will come. Shower your mercy and wash away the sun

Will come. Pour down your blessings until the drought is gone

Will come. Soak up our tears and let the rivers run

Will come. Please answer your servants, Allah almighty one

This I know, his mercy must be won

Just open your heart, this is the start

Thank God that the rains have come

On him I swear, his will has been done

He dried the tears from our eyes, pearls from sky

Thank God that the rains have come

BE AT THE TOP

How come every time I go and I flip on the news channel

I see these images of Muslims having crude manners

Angry men, holding guns and a few camels

Terrorist pumping fists with their rude banners

You get anxiety, from symbols of our piety

Cause they don’t show us Muslims who contribute to society

How come they don’t show us doing positive things

We get abused and harassed so many problems this brings

Did this to black in the 60′s, Japanese in the 40′s

Were the same category how their messing with our stories

Flashing our picture over negative words

People are begging to learn but you just making it worse

But now were gonna watch you, your biases that pop through

And go against your sponsors advertisers if we got to

Wake up, its our right to defend,

gotta fight with the pen if our plights gonna end.

Chorus

We gonna be at the top, Inshallah

We’re the cream of the crop, Inshallah

We’re gonna rock till we drop, Inshallah

Cause believers never stop, Mashallah

We are the people with the plan, Inshallah

We’re always doing what we can, Inshallah

Putting knowledge in the land, Inshalalh

With the power of the pen, Mashallah

Yes, Yes, Yes Ya’ll. You know it time to listen very close

Because my lyrics are gonna get raw

Cause what you see is what you saw

‘Aint nothing changed but the criminal perception of the law

Like who’s a criminal and whats a crime

I’m trying to define how the television washes your mind

Conspiracies against me and still

The majority of the people still believe whatever they see on TV

How can this be when obviously it’s the media

Feeding lies to the people can’t you see that bro

Uh, you need examples, for instance some cases

You don’t know religion and you don’t know about the races

You look, see black, think that I’m athletic

Then you look and see I’m Muslim and you think anti-Semitic

But check it, watch what they do to your mind kid

Its all connected you better not be blinded

Chorus

We all know the media aint doing us right

So everyday we write, that’s the way we fight

We all know the media aint doing us right

And if we all unite will make them see the light

It’s known that governments will stereotype

They profile us by day, lock us up in the night

It’s known that governments will stereotype

But we still invite them to the deen that right

They put the word on the street

That Muslims got beef, say we in the middle east

Plotting with the sheikhs

Thinking that they right when we know they not

Say we coming up with the next terrorist plot

And with these petty lies, now we’re not concerned

That’s about the time we bring on that mic burn

And smash it, against all of they tactics

They let us have it, but you know we coming back kid

We got students copin’ deen plus a law degree

To run these snakes straight out judiciaries

Future leaders burning up the quills

Torching all the lies so the people know the real

We aint the type of rhymers to saying bust the steal

We saying stop the lies and show them whats real

We aint the type of rhymers stay shoot to kill

We saying stop the blood, and let the ink spill

Zamilooni

He stepped inside his home, and he overwhelmed with fear

An angel came with words from God, things were still unclear

Saying read – read, but he couldn’t read, then amazing words he heard

A trembling deep inside his heart, confused by what had occurred

There was only one who could comfort him

And help him see the light

To ease his fears, to reassure

It was khadijah, his wife

Chorus

He said Zamilooni, Zamilooni, Dathirooni, Dathirooni, (Envelop me, Embrace me)

A mighty task has come before me

I need you here with me

By my side

She was a woman of nobility, successful in all her trade

Many wealthy men had asked for her, she had turned them all away

But when she saw Muhammad, a shining moon, may peace be on his soul

He was a light for her – so right for her – her life will now be whole

But she had never seen him so distressed, as he was there that day

She would comfort him, and hold him tight, and chase his doubts away

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Bridge

We look for stories of love, in places dark and cold

When we have a guiding light, for the whole world to behold

But were so selfish in our ways, and to the ones we hold so close

Our own pleasure and happiness is what we value most

But she sacrificed all her wealth and everything she had

And he honored her, and gave her faith,

when the times were bad, when times were bad…

Now years have passed, times had changed, since khadijah breathed her last.

Message of the one true God, was spreading far and vast

But then he came across a neaklace, that khajidah once had worn

His eyes began to swell with tears, his heart again began to mourn

Cause she was there for him, when times were rough, and his enimies were cruel

Was the first believer, so keen and eager, to comfort al-Rasool

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Mawlaya salli wa sallim da’iman abada

‘Ala habibika khayril khalqi kullihimi

(O my Leader, send your salutations and blessings forever

Upon Your Beloved, the best of the whole of creation)

M-U-S-L-I-M

One billion strong, all year long,

Prayers to Allah even in Hong Kong

Can never be wrong if we read the Qur’an

Cause it’s never been changed since day one.

Others may brag, say that we lag,

But they don’t know all the power we had

The power we had, the power we have

So Muslimoon don’t you ever be sad

Take many looks, go read their books,

You’ll see all the facts that your friends overlook,

So always be proud, you can say it out loud

I am proud to be down with the Muslim crowd!

M-U-S-L-I-M

I’m so blessed to be with them…

M-U-S-L-I-M

I’m so blessed to be with them…

They look at me strangely

Like I emit some type of energy

That draws Kafirs – disbelievers towards me.

Thinking to themselves what makes him different from me.

Is it the hair, the clothes or maybe the food he eats,

What could it be, that make thug cats, stand at attention,

His demeanor’s peaceful but on his face it’s clearly written that,

This aint the sorta brother caught up in this and that

Running streets carrying heat yo he aint into that.

This brother must live by some type of criteria,

To make it to the average cat quite superior

So maybe one of these days I get near enough

Play like Nancy Drew on this mystery and clear it up.

So listen up if you think this is strange,

Cause these the type of thoughts that use to run through a new Shahada’s brains

and I bear witness to the one with 99 names, InshAllah I will always remain.

M-U-S-L-I-M

I’m so blessed to be with them…

M-U-S-L-I-M

I’m so blessed to be with them…

Don’t know about you, I know about me,

I’m proud because I’m rolling Islamically

Everywhere I see, even on TV,

People talking trash about the way I be.

But what they all hate, is if we get great

Cause we’re the only ones with our heads on straight

Don’t ever frown, or your head looking down,

If you read the Qur’an you’re the best in the town.

Y’all have doubt say- we have no clout

But-within-a-few years see how we’ve come about.

Were back on the scene, The number-one deen,

I’m proud to be down with the Muslimeen!

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Allhamdulilah

All praise is due to God.

The Deen You Know

I am the Deen you know

I am the Deen you need

I am the Deen you love

Please come back to me

He (satan) wants to bring you down, he whispers everyday

You started on the path and he led you astray

I know you will come back, you never feel at peace

You’re searching for the truth to put your mind at ease

You know you’re missing me, I know what you’ve been through

When we meet again, we have a lot of work to do

I am the Deen you know

I am the Deen you need

I am the Deen you love

Please come back to me

Your life had just begun, I helped to raise you up

You thought it’d be easy but your life turned out to be rough

You thought I let you down, I never let you go

I’m worried ‘cause you left me and you didn’t even know

You know you’re gonna die, who knows when that will be

Before you meet Allah you should come back to me

I am the Deen you know

I am the Deen you need

I am the Deen you love

Please come back to me

People coming back, People coming back To Islam, people are coming to this Deen

To Islam, you are invited to this Deen

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Dedication

Ummi and Abi (Mother and Father)

This one is for you

I know I’m speakin’ kinda different

But the message shines through

Just like that after fajr sun

Felt commanded by the One

Shine a light on those who raised righteous daughters and sons

Who, accept their purpose

Immersed in Allah’s worship

Bartering this time in life

For an after life purchase

Started early in the season

Way back when we was teethin’

Sealed Islam in our hearts

So later on we be strictly DEENIN

I beg for their protection and forgiveness

And bestow on them Your mercy Allah

Which is endless

And on these words I stand true

As long as I’m alive I’ll be praying for you

Come on!

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This goes out to my Ummi’s and Abi’s

Raising up these young Muslims to be Jannahtees (people of heaven)

This goes out to my young Uhktees (sisters) rocking hijab in the midst of the hot summers heat

This goes out to my young Akis (brothers) hold it down

for now

Cause one day we’ll take the lead ya’ll

This goes out to the Muslim family

It’s a special dedication to you from me

To all my sisters we see ya’ll out there

And don’t fret because the people like to gawk and stare

It seems unfair

But some times it’s with sincerity

Shocking to their system to see so much purity

Demonstrated in your adab (good manners) and your hijab (hair cover)

Eyes staring but their souls there wishing that they had

Your place in time

being righteously inclined

Purity of heart and mind

Guidance from the One, who swore by the time

that patience and adherence bring sustenance

Provisions from Allah SWT which is heaven sent

But TV, magazines, how fair they make it seem for you to leave the Deen

be his lifelong dream

And don’t be confused, Shaitan (satan) pulls double duty

He’s doing all he can to have you display your beauty

You’re soldiers at war so prepare for the attack

And call on Allah cause He’s got your back

This goes out to my Ummi’s and Abi’s

Raising up these young Muslims to be Jannahtees

This goes out to my young Uhktees rocking hijab in the midst of the hot summer’s heat

This goes out to my young Akis hold it down for now

Cause one day we’ll take the lead ya’ll

This goes out to the Muslim family

It’s a special dedication to you from me

Ya ahkhi, shibabul Muslimeen

Future leaders and receivers of this blessed Deen

To me it seems, Shaitan got us caught up in a scheme

Making our mission in life, to cop that cream

don’t make me out, to be one who like, misunderstands

Cause I know one of these days, you’ll support the fam

But whose gonna be left there to support Islam?

It’s like the sister’s heard the call

But what happen to my mans and them

Catch these gems, cause the pickin’s is slim

The outlook for the men, right now is looking pretty grim

Accept for ya’ll who be in it, since the beginning

Even in the 9th inning when the other team is winning

You were STILL in it

Volunteering and God fearing, adhearing to the call of Allah

Orienteering the Deen to the status where it’s suppose to be,

And that’s why I’m rocking this here Akhi.

Come on!

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Intentions

Waking up in the morning, gotta make my prayer

Am I really gonna’ make it, when there is no one there?

Taking trips to the masjid (mosque), even when it’s tough

Am I going for the sake of Allah? Am I showing off?

Gonna’ get me the knowledge, gonna study Islam

Am I going just to build my ego? so they call me “the Man”?

Does it matter if the people respect me, when its not for Allah?

When I know anytime He can take me, without one real du’a (prayer)

Does it matter if they say I’m a big shot?

when I get no reward for my deeds

And I’m dragged on the Day of Resurrection

Cause of the folks that I wanted to please

Plus I know that Allah has the power

To raise me up in their eyes if it need be

I should always make my intentions, for my Lord, Allah completely

Chorus: Are my Intentions alright? am I doing for Allah?

When I’m looking deep, deep down inside, do I have the right niyyah?

Wearing thoubs with a kufi, kufi

Miswaks leather socks like the old days

Am I trying to follow the Prophet? or am I seeking praise?

Giving talks on Islam to people

I’d be quoting Hadith and Qur’an

Am I speaking so they like how I’m speaking? and they say I’m “the Bomb”

Donating to Islamic centers, giving money so the Deen can grow

Am I giving for the sake of Allah? or is it for show?

Many times I have found my intentions

Are not what I want them to be

I know I start on the right direction

But Shaitan starts talking to me

And I forget that without my niyyah, I’m just wasting my time

My intentions cannot bring the reward, when they’re out of line

So I pray to Allah to help me, to do everything for Him only

Doesn’t matter if the people despise me

Cause with Allah I can never be lonely Yah Allah, accept this niyyah

Coming from young Muslims striving to be believers

So on the day, our deeds You’ll measure. Know we only did this strictly for Your pleasure, Your pleasure

Your mercy, Your ajur (reward), Your Jannah (heaven), forever and ever and ever

And reward us for those who listen

Heeded to the message, changing their condition

And know that everything up until this point I’ve ever written

I submit as my repentance

And if its blessings You’re sending my way

I beg You hold them to the judgement day

so maybe in Jannah you can look back and say…it was a lovely day, a lovely, a lovely day, yes a lovely day

Are my intentions, alright, am I doing for Allah

When I am looking deep deep down inside, do I have the right niyyah (intention)?

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Small Deeds

Ever been on a drive? Inside in your ride

And your looking through the glass, see a car on the side

The engine’s broken and the car is smoking

And the dude is shaking cause the heat is baking

Or this cat’s (guy) gotta flat, and the spare’s all whack

No jack in the back, and no clue where he’s at

There ain’t no real rush, but you roll right by

Not even asking the guy if he needs a supply

He might be alright, and to pass ain’t a sin

But within you feel bad the state that he’s in

How hard would it been, just to ask “you ok”?

That might be the deed that you need to succeed

That might be the deed that will so please Allah

That your forgiven the sinning you did when you was living

It’s a small little thing, that can cling and just ring

And will bring the blessing from Allah Who’s the King

We pass on the deeds cause they seem all small

But it might be the deed that’s the best of them all

Mad when see all the passes I took

On these small little deeds I just overlook

Chorus: I just can’t believe

Small little deeds that I overlook, can you see?

Little deeds that I overlook, and you read

I read about it in my holy book, it says

Small deeds never overlook

Picking up trash on the path in a flash

Taking glass from the grass, as you pass to your class

A smile goes a mile and is sure worthwhile

When a brother’s hostile, and has been for awhile

Put a dollar every day in the sadaqah (charity)

It may be small but you do it for the baraka (blessing)

I know you’re saving for the Polo and the Nautica

A poor student but you do it just to please Allah

Things like praying for an ailing brother, under the weather

Obeying yo your lovely mother, it’s for the better

Stay and help your baby brother, put on a sweater

Even saying good to one another when you’re together

Advice to another sister about a mister

Your wife always go and kiss her, tell her you miss her

At night do quiet dikhr (mentioning God), and pray the witr

Invite a guy who wants to bicker, to share a snicker

Grand plans expand in our small little hands

But we overlook demands that just seem like strands

We get jammed on exams, cause we skip the small things

Small baby deeds come, bring the blessings!

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Looking Glass

I saw a friend just the other day

We took a walk around the way

The sky was blue and his face was grey

I asked him what could cause such dismay?

He tallied his life and he noticed the score

He felt his pain he never felt before

He said it feels like He (Allah) can’t no more

He said it feels like He (Allah) can’t love me no more

No No No No

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He can’t love me anymore

It’s a fact I know for sure

We started out this life so pure

But He can’t love me anymore

He can’t love me anymore

It’s a fact that I know for sure

I started out this life so pure

But He can’t love me anymore

He went on about the past

To listen with patience was my only task

No need to pry and no need to ask

His words to me were my looking glass

And with much pain his heart did pour

With this feeling never felt before

He said it feels like, He (Allah) can’t love me no more

He said it feels like, He (Allah) can’t love me no more

No No No, No!

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I asked my friend how can this be?

Not the One Who created me

Cause if our sins outweighed the sea

Forgiveness comes so easily

Just repent and stay to the task

To make an effort is all He asks

And don’t get bogged down by the past

His mercy outweighs His wrath

And He can love you once more

It’s a fact that I know for sure

We started out this life so pure

But He can love you once more

And He can love you once more

It’s a fact that I know for sure

We started out this life so pure

But He can love you once more.

For the Prophets

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Prayers To Allah be on Nabi

The messenger may peace be on thee

And all the prophets sent to mankind

We pray for each and everyone

Before he was born the Pharaoh wanted him dead

Nobody killed him he floated up the river instead

Not a scratch on his body and no blood did he shed

Ended up at the house of the man that wanted his head

They didn’t know, they raised him as a child of their own

He was treated like a king up until he was grown

He protected a slave with one hit to one man with one hand

Killed him by mistake so that’s when he ran

Drawn to a burning bush and spoke with the Greatest

Who told him go right back to Pharaoh and make sure that you say this:

You tell ‘em that you are a Messenger a Prophet of Mine

That I am the Divine and I am sending you with My signs

Pharaoh did decline, he rejected all 9 of the signs

Musa (Moses) said it’s time, his people had to run to the sea

Split it in half with his staff, Pharaoh drowned in the wrath

Musa’s people started worshipping a golden calf

Threw the tablets down because he was mad

It’s sad that his people made him miss the Promised Land

But he’s still one of the 5 greatest Prophets in Islam

[Chorus]

From average beginnings

Come above average endings

A simple du’a to have righteous descendants

From a mother, to a daughter who would soon give birth to a son

And right there

Miracle number 1

No father did he have to help conceive his birth

No other child would have this status here

on this planet Earth

And what’s that phrase

From out of the mouths of babes

Schooling cats at a very young age

The sweetest of his breath bring life to birds of clay

Curing the blind so they could see a brighter day

Where Islam reigned supreme and the dunya gave way

Evil will be vanquished if strong the Muslims stay

Amongst his crew he asked the true to proclaim who they are

NAHNU ANSARULLAH (We are the helpers of God)

So Native Deen lets tell the people right now who we are

NAHNU ANSARULLAH

Healed those with leprosy raised the dead so we could see

No limit to the will of Allah and Allah’s mercy

But the heedless they scammed

Plot and they planned

You may have gotten the body

But you did not get the man

He was raised to Allah to soon return again

Easy comes His mercy to the righteous Mu’min & Mu’minah

So Prophet Isa (Jesus), I hope that they see

Why we sing this for thee

[Chorus]

570 was a time like no other

A baby was born to a poor widowed mother

Was raised by his uncle in the sands of Arabia

Known it the town by his upright behavior

Always doing favors for the poor and the neighbors

A true life saver when their problems were major

Khadijah his boss he would soon marry later

Check the love that she gave him and the love that he gave her

At 40 years old, according to the Seerah in a cave called Hira

On a spiritual retreat, he would meet Jibraeel (Gabriel)

Angel Gabriel on the real

Holy Book of the Quran he had come to reveal: “Read in the Name of your Lord Who created”

And thus began a message from Allah dictated

at 622 the Prophet made the Hijrah

Migrated to a place where the people got the picture

He could teach about Allah without his people being beaten

His folks back in Mecca couldn’t stand all the preaching

So they planned an attack, the Muslims fought back

‘cos they ain’t the type of people who sit back and get sacked

But the Prophet wanted peace, they agreed upon a truce

For years there was peace, to teach about the truth

but the Meccans broke the treaty so the Prophet conquered Mecca

The Prophet brought peace, was not even a speck of bloodshed when he came and met his old foes

It’s the mercy and the wisdom that the Prophet always shows

A man of justice, equality and love

On him we pray for peace and the blessings from above.

[Chorus]

Paradise

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Paradise is only for the people who are righteous

So accept Islam you might just get the mercy when you pray to Allah (God)

You know that we want to go to Heaven

When you pray to Allah, When you pray to Allah, When you pray to Allah

Anything you want you gonna have when you think of it

There ‘ain’t nothing you would like you gonna love it when you pray to Allah

You know that we want to go to Heaven

When you pray to Allah, When you pray to Allah, When you pray to Allah

Brothers acting like they’re Rock

Sisters acting like they’re hot

Muslims smoking pot

It happens a lot

And I hope my people stop and think about the clock

It goes tick + tock, life is over then you drop

Six feet deep under the earth waiting for your second birth

Allah will raise you up to see what your life was worth

What did your ears hear, what did your eyes see

What did your mouth say to those in your family

‘Cos children cussing out their dads, moms is getting mad

Parents getting frustrated ‘cos kids are getting bad

They’re physically involved

and some are getting drunk

And others acting like Paradise is not what they want

And the mothers and father crying, “What happened to our baby?

Tried to raise ‘em right and now this child has grown up crazy.”

Maybe it’s because their self esteem is really low

Or maybe it’s because the children didn’t know THAT

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Let me speak with my Ikhwan, my brothers in Islam

I said you’re looking like the Rock now what was on my mind

Sport the newest clothing line so the sisters think we’re fine

Imitate JZ, LL Cool J, Eminem and Genuine

But can’t nobody see Islamic identity

‘Cos we dress just like the people on TV

This life of glitter and commotion and amusement ain’t for me

Life after death is the true reality

So brothers where yall at, let’s represent this deen

If you wearing Shukr gear you know exactly what I mean

Tell the club you gotta go, leave them drugs and thugs in jail

Living ghetto fabulous will lead you straight to hell

Time to step up to the plate, it’s never too late

You’re a member of this Ummah so you don’t assimilate

Disseminate this knowledge, go tell it to your bro

‘Cos I’m sure there’s other people in this world who do not know THAT

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Sisters don’t you go to sleep, its gonna get deep

You’re the mothers of this Ummah paradise is at your feet

But your phone is going beep from some boy that thinks you’re sweet

But he ‘ain’t the type of guy that you want your parents to meet

You’re dressing to expose like those music videos

It’s so tight, it’d be better if you loosen up your clothes

Be careful with these bros ‘cos Native Deen has seen a lot of sisters having babies with no Nikah (marriage) or walimah

So lower your gaze, fast a couple of days

Ask the scholars how does it feel when you give Allah praise

You think this life is a game but Shaitan is playing us

Go back to MYNA Raps and get Jihad of the Nafs

But you’re wearing your hijab, I know that makes you strong

I know it’s kind of tough when you feel that you don’t belong

Being young it ‘ain’t easy but don’t ever feel alone

We were there, it was rough so we want it to be known THAT

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Test

Lately things have been so stressed for you

It seems like life is trying to mess with you and pester you

You thought you knew exactly what to best pursue

You working hard on those things that you set to do

But you confess it’s true that your success is few

And your folks are only helping in depressing you

You try to do the Deen but they be stressing you

And it gets to you but you suppress that too

An exam, you go and study day and night

You pray and write, hope for a grade you like

But when you get the test you’re in dismay and fright

There’s no A in sight and only 8 were right, wow!

And what about the sister you enquired about

She’s so pious, devout that it required a scout

But then you get the news her Wali fired you out

They were wired, no doubt, to someone higher in clout

Lately its seems that your calling in life

Is just you falling in strife

The word appalling is right

And you notice you’ve been feeling sick, why who knows

So you call upon the doctor she can eye it close

She tells you I suppose, that you wont be very happy when I diagnose

Although you try your hardest not to cry it shows

It’s a monster load, and your strength is sinking

You start wondering and thinking

What’s going on? it seems all wrong, why am I the one struggling along?

I don’t know why I’m hurting, I never hurt nobody

My life I’m living right, but it’s crumbling around me

How strong is my faith this time? (got to pass the test)

Will my solution include Haram? (got to pass the test)

I gotta be strong during times like these, (got to pass the test)

I know after hardship there goes ease! (got to pass the test)

[Chorus]

It’s a test, (from Allah), a test (from your Lord), it’s a test (what you gonna do?), gotta realize it’s a test (4x)

Folks used to say you were smarty kid

Others made mistakes but you hardly did

Since then man, life has just been marvelous

You stand tall like an obelisk

It’s obvious

Your high paying job is never arduous

Your living in your crib and you got marble this and marble that

Others dream to rival that

And your blessed to never draw major debt

because success is your motto nothing keeps you down

Passing peeps in town, yo by leaps and bounds

People clapping when you talk because of deep renown

You drive Hummers and top model jeeps around

You know its bad and haram to be a miser and boast

But your healthier and wealthier and wiser than most

You gotta an adviser to those, who try to propose

Cause there’s so many potentials that they line up in rows

You got it all, the power the money the wealth

Your thinking God’s gotta love you more than anyone else

But wait Whoa wait a second, this isn’t what your thinking

You gotta stop and think why you getting all the blessings

Don’t want to let it shake ya, or let the devil make ya

Forget to praise Allah and then fail the test your taken

No doubt you’re gonna try your best

Gotta be thankful and pray no less

Already gotta head up above the rest

Cause you realize this is just a test

Chorus

So face it, in life, you’ll be tested at times

The devil, he’s bright, don’t let him mess with your mind

Yo, we’re blessed, the Divine, which is the best for mankind

So He (God) gives us exams so don’t get stressed out and whine

Even the best of all humanity was tested Himself

Allah can test us with calamity or test us with wealth

Can you hold back from profanity and focus yourself

Or maybe keep away from vanity and function in stealth

It’s tough, trust me I know that it’s rough

But after pain comes ease and you’ll be blessed from above

I hope when the time for my test comes along I will cope and I’ll find I’ll be blessed when I’m strong

So my people, when life is a mess

You gotta focus and realize, this could be your test.

Drug free ’05

[Chorous]

I don’t need to get high, some people do and some people die

The life that I live may not be that long

But while I’m alive I’ll be healthy and strong

I think it’s cruel and inconsiderate

When people huffin’ and they puffin’ on a cigarette

Then blow the smoke in the area that I breathe

Sometimes they blow it in my face when they talk to me

I’m not trying to tell you that you need to quit

But you need to show respect for the one you’re with

And if that’s an individual who doesn’t smoke

You need to put the cigarette out before they choke

You started smoking ’cause you thought that it was cool

Now you addicted and you don’t know what to do

Yeah you addicted to a drug baby that ain’t smart

Because it collapses your veins damages your heart

And your lungs are getting blacker than you’ve ever seem

That’s the effect of tobacco and nicotine

See what I mean

Chorus

Ain’t no wisdom in that alcohol

They say, “Do you want it?” and I say, “Not at all”

They tell me that I need to take a drink to be cool

I tell ‘em, “Man, I’m already cool. What’s up with you?”

Now is you crazy or is it that you didn’t know

That every time you drink the alcohol you loose control

Become abusive to all the people that you love

After your buzz, can’t remember what you thinking of

Oh yeah that drug ruins people and their families

They want it to happen to me but that’s a fantasy

How can this be? I’m feeling pressure from the left and right

I’m watching TV and they tell me to drink Bud Light

Wasn’t subliminal I got the message loud and clear

They want me spending all my money on a can of beer

They must be crazy trying to trick me like some kind of fool

They get me laughing at those frogs and iguanas too

Now is it true that if I drink I’ll be the man?

No, that’s a lie, so me I got a different plan

So understand that my mind sees reality

Like Mortal Combat can you say “Fatality”

Them tactics work on other people they don’t work on me

Being drug free is the way that I want to be

Say it with me

Chorus

I don’t smoke, I don’t drink, I don’t need

To get high, I don’t mess with the weed

And my heart bleeds when I see my people on their knees

Beggin’ like they got an incurable disease

Addictions start with a sip of a drink, one puff of a smoke

So the people need to think

And I do, so do you and your crew

When they push drugs on you what you gonna do? SAY

I don’t need to get high, some people do and some people die

The life that I live may not be that long, but while I ‘m alive I’ll be healthy and strong

Sakina

Coming home in the evening, each day much on my mind

Fast pace of living in the West, with such little time

Cars and folks yell at me, everybody making me spin

We know we gotta’ have patience, so we hold it within

Stress, doctors say it makes a brother sick and I know this is true

So I call out to my Lord each day to please help me through

Then when I come and I see my daughter’s face so bright

With smiles there to great me at the door, like a beautiful light

I can only thank Allah for this blessing on me

For giving me Sakina, this tranquility!

When Allah sends His Sakina on me, how do I feel?

It’s like peace inside my heart and I know that it’s real

When Allah sends His Sakina on me, how do I feel?

It’s like peace inside my heart and I know that it’s real

Allah knows that people in the past had it harder than me

Allah saw the evil hearted men with no mercy

Allah felt the hearts of the Muslims as they came near

Allah sent His tranquility and they lost all their fear

Cause Allah says if you trust Him and you truly have faith

Allah sends His Sakina and He showers His grace

How? Maybe as a peaceful rest, a long needed sleep

How? Maybe as a cloud up high with shade from the heat

How? Maybe as a loving wife that gives you her light

How? Maybe as your daughter with her smile so bright

When Allah sends His Sakina on me, how do I feel?

It’s like peace inside my heart and I know that it’s real

When Allah sends His Sakina on me, how do I feel?

It’s like peace inside my heart and I know that it’s real.