#KSRIftarSeries: A Sober Return | Mohammed U. Yusuf

I come before You in khauf
to the threshold of tranquility

The soberness of the clouds upon
the minaret hold a gleam of hope;
bestow upon me Your rahmah

I entreat You with the appearance of magrib
as I quench the pangs of hunger from within.

I come before You in khushū’u,
to seek Your magfirah, ridwān

Tendering my feeble palms
to receive Your nūr, Yā rahēm;
do not let them return empty

For where else do I return to for refuge
if not Your bosom— encompassing all?

About the Poet:

Mohammed U. Yusuf is a young African poet who lives and writes from somewhere in Nigeria. His works have recently appeared—or are forthcoming—in Olongo Africa Journal, Writers Space Africa- WSA, Lunaris Review, The Shallow Tales Review, Frontier Poetry, RoseyRavelston Books, among others.

Featured image by Nicola Fioravanti, Unsplash

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Sai Sabouke is a writer living in New Bussa, Nigeria. He’s a dervish who sees Sufism, history and language as formidable tools for society regeneration. His writing has appeared in Praxis Magazine Online and Agbowo. Sabouke loves beans, coffee and dreams of roasting the entrails of vultures.