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I WONDER
If The Prophet Muhammad visited you,
Just for a
day or two.
If he came
unexpectedly,
I wonder
what you'd do.
Oh, I know you'd give your nicest room,
To such an
honored guest,
And all the
food you'd serve to him,
Would be
your very best,
And you would keep assuring him,
you're glad
to have him there,
That serving
him in your home,
Is a joy
beyond compare.
BUT ...
When you see him coming,
Would you
meet him at the door,
With arms
outstretched in welcome,
To your
visitor?
OR ...
Would you
have to change your clothes
Before you
let him in ?
Or hide some
magazines
And put the
Quran where they had been ?
Would you still watch R-rated movies,
On your TV
set ?
Or would you
rush to switch it off,
Before He
gets upset ?
Would you turn off the radio,
And hope He
hadn't heard ?
And wish you
hadn't uttered,
That last
loud, hasty word ?
Would you hide away your music,
And instead
take Hadith books out ?
Could you
let him walk right in,
or would you
rush about ?
AND, I wonder ...
If the
Prophet spent A day or two with you,
Would you go
right on doing
The things
you always do ?
Would you go right on saying
The things
you always say ?
Would life
for you continue
As it does
from day to day ?
Would your family conversation
Keep up its
usual pace ?
And would
you find it hard each meal
To say a
table grace ?
Would you keep up each every prayer
Without
putting on a frown ?
And would
you always jump up early
For prayers
at dawn ?
Would you sing the songs you always sing
And read the
books you read ?
And let him
know the things on which
your mind
and spirit feed ?
Would you take the prophet with you
Everywhere
you plan to go ?
Or, would
you, maybe, change your plans,
Just for a
day or so ?
Would you be glad to have him meet
your very
closest friends?
Or, would
you hope they'd stay away
Until his
visit ends?
Would you be
glad to have him stay
Forever on
and on?
OR ...
Would you
sigh with great relief,
When he at
last was gone ?
It might be interesting to know
The things
that you would do
If the
Prophet Muhammad, in person,
came to
spend some time with you.
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