My daughter, Zafirah’s latest poem..
Photo taken from her office at the Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur.
I stand in awe
and marvel at the sight
of the yellow-orange-crimson
ball of flame
painting Your majestic sky
in bluish-purplish-reddish hues
injecting the horizon
with colours I’m not ashamed to admit
I cannot name
I stand humbled
at my utter lack of eloquence
that no matter how hard I try
to recreate this imagery
with my limited vocabulary
yet words- they fail me
and I’m unable to describe Your phenomenon
in all of its essence,
nor illustrate the spectacular way
Your sun exits the day
gracefully descending
as if in slow motion
its intensity diminishing
into a thin fine thread till there is none
and darkness engulfs
how pallid and deficient is my language
and how feeble my attempt
that I could write lines after lines after lines
to capture the grandeur of Your design
Yet my prose
they fall short
they’re not even close
to the magnificence
of Your creation
not even by a fraction
Glory be to You
Lord of the East and the West
You command ‘Be’ and it is
and I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship
but You alone
Creator of the Universe
the Last and the First
.
.
Zafirah Zulkifli
October 2014
Kasih Ilmar 
Great poem, thank you for sharing.
Thank you.
You are welcome.
this is a very beautiful poem & nice pic !
Thank you.
Jumuah Mubarak sis, pls remember me in your prayers ❤
InshaaAllah…
Wonderful written! I love the words! 💝
Thank you Sis.
My pleasure, Sister.
Well written. An excellent writer like her mom.
Mamamunie, thank you for the kind words!
Beautiful
Thank you.
Diksinya amat puitis, penuh falsafah dalam tema ketuhanan, mendalam sekali isi tersirat di sebalik kata yang tersurat…. Zafirah memang penulis ke? Cantik sungguh bait-bait bicaranya…
Terima kasih Amie.
Zafirah seorang jurutera. Hobinya membaca dan menulis. 🙂
the view is stunning!
Masha’Allah! Thank you so much for sharing your daughter’s poem with us all xoxo
You are most welcome.