~ Kekadang ~

Kekadang ........


Kekadang waktu
bisa melenyapkan
segala apa yang ada
di muka bumi ini

tapi kekadang
waktu tidak bisa
melenyapkan kemesraan
yang terjalin begitu
lama

namun kekadang
belajarlah mengerti
dan menerima realiti
atas nama
sebuah kehidupan

///////

Sometimes ........


Sometimes time
can destroy
all that is
on this earth

but sometimes
time can not
take away intimacy
that is so intertwined


but sometimes
learn to understand
and accept the reality

~ Ketandusan ~

gersang .........

ketandusan
buntu
fikiran sarat
dengan berbagai
tapi
buntu
untuk
di lafazkan


arid .........

desolation
clogged
mind full of
with various
but
clogged
for
recited in

~ Colors You Wear Reflect Your Mood ~

Colors You Wear Reflect Your Mood .........


1. Wearing Green - Nurturing and Earthy.

Green is considered to be one of the most healing among all the colors.

Because green is the color of trees and grasses it is a wonderful color choice to wear anytime you are wanting to feel more in-tune with nature. Green represents the Spring season and new growth. Choose this color to wear whenever you are embarking on something new or wish to turn over a new leaf.


2. Wearing Blue - Serenity and Calm.

Wearing blue helps create a place of calm and serenity.

Wearing ocean hues of blue is especially calming. Indigo or darker blues can offer more of a comfort zone feeling, almost as if you are sinking into a pool of warm water. Blues in general remind me of a favorite pair of well-worn denim jeans - now that's simply relaxing.


3. Wearing Gray or Black - Invisibility and Blending In.

Wearing grays and blacks can be depressive.

Let's face it, black and gray are fashion basics. We all have the basic black suit or black dress slacks that are a must wear for a number of different social settings. Aside from the slinky spaghetti strapped number you have hanging in the back of the closet, you likely choose to wear black because you prefer to blend in and not make any statement. Wearing black will allow you to keep a low-profile in social settings if that is your intention. Don't wear black if you want to stand out amidst a crowd. Most folks don't even bother to wear black at funerals anymore, it's just too sad to wear dreary and dark colors.


4. Wearing Orange - Energetic and Creative

Orange urges you to get out into the world and create something grand!

Orange is a very high energy color. Its creativity juices are extremely intoxicating and sweet tasting. Wearing orange is fun and can make you feel quite playful. Artists love dabbling with orange hues. Orange screams with sexual energy too, not surprising since orange is associated with the sacral chakra. Because of its highly-charged intensity some people cannot comfortably wear this color. Adorning yourself with an orange accent piece can add a hint of playfulness. Beware, if you need to complete a mundane project avoid wearing orange as it might interfere with the stick-to-it-ness required to stay on task.


5. Wearing Pink - Open Heart.

Wearing pink conveys compassion and an open heart.

Most people associate pink with babies, little girls, and feminine energies. But more than feeling feminine, wearing pink conveys compassion and an open heart. When people are wearing pink, whether they are male or female, they appear approachable and capable of loving others. If you want to feel heart-connected reach for that pastel pink sweater from your closet to wear. And if pastel colors don't suit you try on something in bright fuchsia. You'll feel pretty in pink.


6. Wearing Purple - Unique and Special.

Wearing purple shows others that you want to be noticed.

Purple is seldom worn as a neutral color. Purple is the wrong color choice to make if you are wanting to blend in among others as you go about your business. The color purple, especially shades of violet, will definitely make a statement. Wearing purple shows others that you want to be noticed. If it is your desire to feel special and unique then purple is the right color choice. If you would like to send a message out into the world that you're one of a kind and that you could care less about conformity, then wear purple.


7. Wearing Red - Powerful and Confident

Red can really pack a punch when needed.

Red is a very powerful color. Wear red whenever you feel a need to portray confidence or would like to boost your self esteem. However, be aware that wearing too much red can make a person come off a little too intimidating to others who may lack self confidence in themselves. Visualizing the color red can help ground your energies so anyone who has "flighty" tendencies will benefit from wearing red to serve as a reminder to ground themselves throughout the day.


8. Wearing White - Fresh Outlook - New Beginnings.

Wearing white will help reduce any nagging feelings of disappointment or drudge.

White represents cleansing and new beginnings. Putting on a white blouse feels like being given an opportunity to start the day with a clean slate. Wearing a white garment, as long as it hasn't taken on any discoloration from too much laundering, can offer a fresh and bright outlook. Be sure to get rid of any dingy white clothes often, replacing them with brighter whites.

9. Wearing Yellow - Cheerful and Happy.

Yellow is the perfect color to wear whenever your spirits needs an uplift.

Yellow carries the same healing qualities associated with the sun. It offers warmth, optimism, and light. All shades of yellows and golds will cheer you up and help make you feel happier. Wearing yellow out into the world makes an affirmation statement. For certain, yellow is a perky color!


(http://healing.about.com/od/healthyliving/u/mindbodyspirit.htm)

~ Ashes of Life ~

Ashes of Life ........

(by Edna St. Vincent Millay)



Love has gone and left me and the days are all alike;
Eat I must, and sleep I will, — and would that night were here!
But ah! — to lie awake and hear the slow hours strike!
Would that it were day again! — with twilight near!

Love has gone and left me and I don't know what to do;
This or that or what you will is all the same to me;
But all the things that I begin I leave before I'm through, —
There's little use in anything as far as I can see.

Love has gone and left me, — and the neighbors knock and borrow,
And life goes on forever like the gnawing of a mouse, —
And to-morrow and to-morrow and to-morrow and to-morrow
There's this little street and this little house.

~ The signs of Allaah's love for a person ~

The signs of Allaah's love for a person are as follows :



1.When Allah loves someone he puts them under trials ( the more righteous they are, the harder the trials) in order to purify them.
2. When Allaah loves someone, he gives them the "understanding" of the religion of islaam.
3.Whomever Allaah loves, he deviates them and their heart from disobedience and sins..

Abu Huraira Radhiallahu anhu narrated tha Allah's Messenger Shalallahu alaihi wa Salam said that Allah said: I will declare war against him who shows hostility to a pious worshipper of mine And the most beloved things with which My slave comes nearer to Me, is what I have enjoined upon him; and My worshipper keeps on coming closes to Me through perfoming Nawafil (praying or doing extra deeds besides what is (obligatory) till I love him,
When i love him I become his sense of hearing with which he hears, and his sense of sight with which he sees,and his hands with which he grips, and his legs with which he walks; and if he ask Me, I will give him, and if he ask My Protection (Refuge), I will Protect him. Narrated by Al-Bukhari.


In a Hadith Qudsi (Sacred Hadith), the Prophet (SAWS) mentioned that Allah (SWT) said, Myself, Mankind and Jinn are in a great serious state. I create them, then they worship other gods that they make for themselves; I bless them with my bounties, then they thank someone else for what I sent them; My Mercy descends to them while their evil deeds ascend to Me; I endear them with my gifts even though I have no need to any of them while they alienate themselves from Me with their sins even though they are desperate for my help. Whoever returns to Me, I accept him no matter how far he is; and whoever turns away from Me, I approach him and call on him. Whoever leaves a sin for my sake, I reward him with many gifts and whoever seeks to please Me, I seek to please him. Whoever acknowledges My Will and Power in whatever he does, I make the iron bend for his sake.


My dear people are those who are with Me, Whoever thanks Me, I grant him more blessings; whoever obeys Me, I raise him and endear him more. Whoever disobeys Me, I keep the doors of My Mercy open for him; if he returns to Me, I bestow him with My Love since I love those who repent and purify themselves for My Sake. If he does not repent, I still treat him by putting them in hardship to purify him. Whoever favors Me over others, I favor them over others. I reward every single good deed ten times over or seven hundred times over to countless times over.I count every single bad deed as one unless the person repents and ask for My Forgiveness in which case I forgive even that one. I take into account any little good deed and I forgive even major sins. My Mercy supersedes My Anger; My Tolerance supersedes My Blame;
My Forgiveness supersedes My Punishment as I am more merciful with My slaves than a mother with her child.

Madarij Al-Salikeen by Ibn-Qayem Al-jawzyia

~ Allah loves and hates you for 3 things ~

~ Redha ~

Carilah redho Allah walaupun manusia murka,
nescaya Allah bersama kamu.
Janganlah cari redho manusia sehingga Allah murka,
nescaya Allah tidak akan bersama kamu.

~ Gifts Of Truly Understanding ~

Gifts Of Truly Understanding ........




We Do Not Truly Understand...

Joy...
until we face sorrow.

Faith...
until it is tested.

Peace...
until faced with conflict.

Trust...
until we are betrayed.

Love...
until it is lost.

Hope...
until confronted with doubts.

Then when faced with these things, we arrive at a place deeper than mental understanding. It is a place called experience.

Experience then brings knowing...

... and we come to know joy, faith, peace, trust, love, and hope beyond all doubt.

Then we can share these blessings as the most valuable gifts we have to give.

~ Understanding ~

Understanding .....



To understand is to love,

to look out upon the world and see there in
the human conflicts, the pain, the joys, sorrows, and agonies
in sensitive hearts who seek refuge and help,
who need a stronger power to guide their lives.

To understand is to have compassion on the multitudes,

to hate sin but not the sinner.
It is to know weakness, yet rise above it,
to see it in others, yet not condemn,
but uplift those hearts and encourage
them to go on to better things.

To understand- to truly understand is to suffer with others,

to desire to relieve their pain and to take it on oneself.
it is to sympathize, to truly live and love
with a full heart made wide and full.

This is understanding.

This is love.



(http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art38134.asp)

~ Living and Giving ~

Living and giving .........


Whatever you give away today
or think or say or do
will multiply about ten fold
and then return to you

It may not come immediately
nor from the obvious source
but the law applies unfailingly,
through some invisible source

Whatever you feel about another
be it love or hate or passion
will surely bounce right back to you
in some clear (or secret) fashion

If you speak about some person
a word of praise or two
soon, tens of other people
will speak kind words of you.

Our thoughts are broadcasts of the soul,
not secrets of the brain
Kind ones bring us happiness
petty ones, untold pain

Giving works as surely
as reflections in a mirror
If hate you send, hate you'll get back
but loving brings love nearer

Remember as you start this day
and duty crowds your mind
that kindness comes so quickly back
to those who first are kind

Let that thought and this one
direct us through each day
The only things we ever keep
are the things we give away.



(http://www.ruthshaven.com/poetry/littlewords.html)

~ Challenges ~

Life’s experiences and struggles can be a challenge but one can find the motivation to move forward in a new spirit.




(http://www.srichinmoypoetry.com)

~ Love and Hurt ~

Love and Hurt .......





Before you hurt others,
Hurt yourself first.
It will make you wise.

Before you love yourself,
Try to love others first.
It will make you perfect.

~ Love and Hurt ~

Love and Hurt .......





Before you hurt others,
Hurt yourself first.
It will make you wise.

Before you love yourself,
Try to love others first.
It will make you perfect.

~ Alone ~

The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone ....

Loneliness is not cured by human company.
Loneliness is cured by contact with reality....

In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives,
to our memories, to the details around us.

~ Rythm of LIfe ~

Rythm of LIfe .........



Life is a rhyme
A verse in the sky
The rhythm in your heart
The melody of the breeze
and the beat of your walking, moving feet...

But are we walking along with our souls in our lungs?
With our thoughts up above?
Our heads in the sky, and our feet to the ground

We take root
We reach toward the light
Hand spread, mouth propped open
breathing, tasting, seeing, hearing

A life we need, one we dream
Are we dreaming, when were awake
or do we dream for realities sake?

~ Love is like a flower ~

Love is like a flower........



Love is like a flower with proper nurturing
it blooms and flourishes as each day passes.

Yet, if it is neglected,
in a moment's time it soon withers and dies.

To hold love,
we must treat it as a rare and tender flower,
nurturing it with the utmost patience and care.

To keep it vibrant and alive
it takes many long hours
of continuous effort and constant attention.

To lose it
takes only a moment of
forgetfulness, disinterest and mistrust.

To sow the seeds of love is
as wonderful as sowing the seeds
of magnificent garden,
and watching them
flourish and grow is a marvel in itself.

To sow the seeds of love
only to watch them wither and choke,
like a garden that's become full of weeds,
is a crime of the heart that none should commit.

Love can last an eternity,
like the gardens of a forbidden tropical paradise,
yet, in an instant,
it can be destroyed
by a hurricane of hate,
in a sea of bitterness and despair.

~ Time And Circumstances ~

Time and circumstances ........

Life is full of choices
and the choices is ours
but the time and circumstances
play the significant
role in making decisions ..

Sometimes we have to make choices
which are contrary to the will
but that is the best option and should be done...
because time and circumstances ..
influencing the choices...

What else we can do ...
just flow with the river of life ..
sacrifice in order to survive ..

time and circumstances
do make people hard to breath
trapped in between
yes or no

~ there is nothing wrong with this marriage ~

There is nothing wrong with this marriage .........



There was this beautiful woman, who wanted to get married, but she wanted a very pious husband, so she said that she’ll marry the man who recites the whole Quran every single day, fasts for the whole year and stays awake and worships Allah all throughout the night.

She was a very beautiful woman, and a lot of suitors wanted to marry her, but they knew they couldn’t fulfil the conditions she set. Until this one man stepped forward and said he could fulfil them. So the Imam got both of them married.

After the first night of the marriage, the wife sees that the husband doesn’t recite the whole of the Quran, nor does he fast, nor does he stay awake in the worship of Allah, she decided to let it roll on for a few weeks to see if there were any changes, there weren’t, so she filed a complaint and asked for a divorce.

They are both taken in front of the judge, and the judge asked, ‘What were the conditions of the marriage?’ the man replied ‘They were for me to recite the whole Quran daily, keep fast for the whole year and to worship Allah all throughout the night.’

The Judge asked, ‘ did you fulfil them? The man calmly answered, ‘…yes.’

The judge answers, ‘you lie, your wife has said that you don’t, that’s why she’s asking for a divorce’.

But the man insisted that he had fulfilled the conditions, so the judge asked, ‘did you recite the full Quran everyday?’ The man answered yes. The Judge, baffled asked, ‘how? How can you do that?’ The man coolly answered, ‘I recite Surah Ikhlas three times a day and according to Prophet Muhammad (saw), reciting Surah Ikhlas three times is equivalent to reciting the whole Quran.’ The Judge was intrigued, so he asked, ‘how did you fast the whole year?’ The man answered, ‘ I fasted for the whole month of Ramadan, then kept another six fasts in the month of Shawwal, according to Prophet Muhammad (saw), keeping all of the fast of Ramadan then keeping six fasts in the month of Shawwal, is as if you have fasted for the whole year.’

The Judge remained silent, he couldn’t give a reply saying the man was wrong, so finally he asked, ‘ how did you stay awake all night and worship Allah, when your wife saw you sleeping?’ The Judge thought the man wouldn’t be able to answer this one, but the man, cool as a cucumber answered, ‘I prayed Salatul Isha with jamaat, then the next day prayed Salatul Fajr with jamaat, according to Prophet Muhammad (saw), the one who prays Salatul Isha and Salatul Fajr with jamaat, it is as if he had stayed up all night worshipping Allah.’

The Judge sat there looking at the man; the final verdict was about to be released…

He said to the man and his wife, ‘…go, just go, there is nothing wrong with this marriage’…

~ Wanita Syurga ~

Wanita Syurga .........



Mampukah aku menjadi seperti Siti Khadijah?
Agung cintanya pada Allah dan Rasulullah
Hartanya diperjuangkan ke jalan fisabilillah
Penawar hati kekasih Allah
Susah dan senang rela bersama…


Dapatkah ku didik jiwa seperti Siti Aishah?
Isteri Rasulullah yang bijak
Pendorong kesusahan dan penderitaan
Tiada sukar untuk dilaksanakan…
Mengalir air mataku


Melihat pegorbanan puteri solehah Siti Fatimah
Akur dalam setiap perintah
Taat dengan abuyanya, yang sentiasa berjuang
Tiada memiliki harta dunia
Layaklah dia sebagai wanita penghulu syurga…


Ketika aku marah
Inginku intip serpihan sabar
Dari catatan hidup Siti Sarah….


Tabah jiwaku
Setabah umi Nabi Ismail
Mengendong bayinya yang masih merah
Mencari air penghilang dahaga
Di terik padang pasir merah
Ditinggalkan suami akur tanpa bantah
Pengharapannya hanya pada Allah
Itulah wanita Siti Hajar….


Mampukah aku menjadi wanita solehah?
Mati dalam keunggulan iman
Bersinar indah,
harum tersebar
Bagai wanginya pusara Masyitah….

~ Long Ago ~

Long ago ........



Long ago
when I said I love you
did you love me ?

Long ago
when I cared for you
did you care for me ?

long ago
when I looked for you
did you look for me ?

Long ago
when I sent you messages
did you reply them ?

Long ago
when I missed you so much
did you miss me ?

Never ......... never

you never did
you make fool of me

while another woman is in your arms and on your bed
you are playing with your words
a sweet words covered with lies

now
you are questioning me
am I truthful with my words ?
I dont know
coz I have learnt many lessons from you
you are my Guru

~ Fantasies ~

Fantasies .........


Felt like
Someone is with me
Walking beside me
Step by step
But then
I laid out my hand
To hold his,
I realized
That all the silky joints
We ever had
Were broken.

The face was
Of someone who never knew me
My eyes filled with
Tears
I held only
The broken heart
I couldn't believe myself
I looked around
Hoping that
He was there still, and
May be he knew me after all...

May be I wasn't living in some fantasy
My heart could sense his presence
I can smell his aroma
Around me
But I look
And look everywhere
And see no one
My hands still empty and cold.

All I see
Are lines in my hand
That hold no destiny for me
All left is
My broken dream
That has no truth
I spent the most beautiful
Moments of my life
With someone
Who doesn't exist at all...