Muslim Belal - Prison Poem lyrics
[Muslim Belal - Prison Poem lyrics]
Yeah, I'm in a prison bar surrounding us all
I'm worried about the children
See I'm working in the schools
And only once a week now
I'm sitting in a hall
Listening to a weak imam giving us a talk
And he speaks a different language so
I'm drifting with my thoughts
I wonder which thobe would go with
The trainers that I bought?
Who knows what's next? Shaytan
Whispers all sorts
And there's a brother on my
Phone leaving six missed calls
Still sitting in his home, he didn't pray
Jumah at all And outside the masjid
There's a lot of criminals
A lot of backbiting, and a lot of idle talk
A lot of big cars, not fashionable to walk
And if we catch a bus
We get cussed if we're caught
If you wanna get married
You gotta pay a big dowry
Or have a big wedding to impress a big family
That's if you're accepted in the first place
I still can't believe we got
A problem with race
I lower my face, disgraced at the bad
I'm happy with the good
But I'm still feeling sad
Because I came from the hood and
I don't wanna go back
So I need my brothers' help to
Keep running on this track
So now I'm screaming out
Where my brothers at? Where is the religion
I read from front to back
Inside the book? And I was happy with that
So why is it today we're so far away
From the Qur'an and the Sunnah but
So close to the grave?
What did my brothers say?
They say, this, this what I'm doing is haraam
Excuses for me, they didn't even make one
Good advice, no, they didn't even give one
They just attacked me behind my back
And then they're gone
Ma'shaa'Allah, that's some Sahaba love
I'm due to drop a tear now
Cuz I'm really thinking of
The situation we're in
And it isn't good enough
But we don't learn until it's too late
That's what I'm scared of
We care more of the opinion
Of each other than Allah
She's standing outside the embassy
With a banner and a scarf
But that's around her neck
And she doesn't pray salah
Is this a big joke? Am I supposed to laugh?
Are we not getting closer and
Closer to the Hour?
Is this not an ummah that's
In need of the da'wah?
I'm worried about the children
See I'm working in the schools
And only once a week now
I'm sitting in a hall
Listening to a weak imam giving us a talk
And he speaks a different language so
I'm drifting with my thoughts
I wonder which thobe would go with
The trainers that I bought?
Who knows what's next? Shaytan
Whispers all sorts
And there's a brother on my
Phone leaving six missed calls
Still sitting in his home, he didn't pray
Jumah at all And outside the masjid
There's a lot of criminals
A lot of backbiting, and a lot of idle talk
A lot of big cars, not fashionable to walk
And if we catch a bus
We get cussed if we're caught
If you wanna get married
You gotta pay a big dowry
Or have a big wedding to impress a big family
That's if you're accepted in the first place
I still can't believe we got
A problem with race
I lower my face, disgraced at the bad
I'm happy with the good
But I'm still feeling sad
Because I came from the hood and
I don't wanna go back
So I need my brothers' help to
Keep running on this track
So now I'm screaming out
Where my brothers at? Where is the religion
I read from front to back
Inside the book? And I was happy with that
So why is it today we're so far away
From the Qur'an and the Sunnah but
So close to the grave?
What did my brothers say?
They say, this, this what I'm doing is haraam
Excuses for me, they didn't even make one
Good advice, no, they didn't even give one
They just attacked me behind my back
And then they're gone
Ma'shaa'Allah, that's some Sahaba love
I'm due to drop a tear now
Cuz I'm really thinking of
The situation we're in
And it isn't good enough
But we don't learn until it's too late
That's what I'm scared of
We care more of the opinion
Of each other than Allah
She's standing outside the embassy
With a banner and a scarf
But that's around her neck
And she doesn't pray salah
Is this a big joke? Am I supposed to laugh?
Are we not getting closer and
Closer to the Hour?
Is this not an ummah that's
In need of the da'wah?