Are We Human | Muslim Spoken Word | #Give

are we even human
and are we really real?
cause we’ve been cut so many times i feel like we forgot what it feels like to feel

i mean as the days go by i just grow cold-hearted
a senseless soul as i say my goodbyes to another sister who was martyred
paint a picture of a perfect world which is nothing short of distorted
nothing short of a disguise to try to hide all the lies from behind
of
all the children dying

as a little girl cries
i’m alive..
i’m alive..
i..
can’t believe..
i’m breathing

see we’re alive too sweetie but our hearts aren’t really beating
see every time i hear you scream on the screen
imma quickly get to leaving
hit the X please, i mean i really need to sleep this evening
i mean how can i eat while i watch her bleeding
i mean how can i turn the heat on my heaters while i
watch her freezing
so if i hear her screaming one more time
imma hold my breath and close my eyes and just
pretend to be
dumb..
deaf..
and
blind

…Voice-over…
Wake up!..
Wake up baba!..
Wake up!

and i hope to death she doesn’t die
failing to realise that our silence is a crime
that is lethal

as we sit and blame God for the problem of evil
aren’t you the All Powerful please turn it back to peaceful
despite the fact He gave us all that we needed to
free these people
but are we even people
and are we all really equal
or is it okay so as long as it doesn’t happen to you?

as videos gain views all over YouTube
and we see them die all day
all over the news
as we sit at home so confused
still not sure what to do
but hang our heads in despair
as we watch vids of kids struggling for air screaming at God hoping that He’s there
see God’s right here

but you

you were where?
the only reason He let you watch them suffer was to see if you’d care
He gave you all this food you never needed just to
see if you’d share
and He gave all this money too just to see if there’s a dollar you would spare
but you would hold on tightly
daily and nightly
living life as a dream hopeful of what it might be
but what does life mean
apart from amusement and play
past times and pleasures that are destined to fade away
left us all deluded thinking we’re gonna take this all into our graves

Nay

live life as a traveller and only take you what you need along the way
it’s only gonna leave you empty handed apart from the deeds you sowed today
from the struggle you put forth and the
charity
you chose to pay
so what have you prepared?
for that day when we stand shaking and scared
sweating to our knees and the newborn is left grey haired
as we are brought forth to our Lord

Ya Allah
(O Lord)

i seek justice screams the girl we ignored
from the Ummah (community) that had forsaken me despite all the times i had called
from the rubble i had roared and i roared

Ya Allah

i seek justice from the wealth they would hoard
from an Ummah that neglected the hungry and the poor
that slept on a full stomach while we were left starving next door

Ya Allah

You’re my witness i couldn’t
take it anymore
i was cold and clothe less as i slept naked on the floors

Ya Allah

i seek justice from all the pain that was caused
wasn’t i worth more than all the shopping sprees at the stores
and the money splurged at the mall?

…Voice-over…
…a 1.5 year old child. She doesn’t weight more than 6 kilograms, the healthy weight of a 8 month old child..

so if you’re still breathing, know that there’s people needing your support

No water, no flour and no baby milk

i’m pleading to please give and if you’ve already given please give some more
for it’s not to save their lives at all…but
by Allah it’s to
save yours

so give

…Quran Recitation…
“..Oh you who believe!
Shall I show a transaction..
Shall I show a transaction that will save you form a painful doom..
you should believe in Allah and His Messenger and strive in the cause of Allah..
And strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives..
This is better for you if only you knew it…”
- Quran 61:10/11 Surah A’Saff (The Ranks)

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