Can i start all over again? Pray and obey Allah again? Kind and be good again? Can i stop to begin again? Can i say i am sorry again? Please forgive me again? I wont brake your heart again Even when i seemed lost Lost in pain and sorrow You came to me as an angel Guiding me through the dark The cold and broken moments You shine the future for me And told me to be strong and still

Silent_Guy, Brother, This poem is very wonderful and very true Thank you very much bro, it is moving too I am speechless sxb

Hello ppl. I'm not a member here but I wanted to share with you the beauty of our language, how poetic and intoxicating it is. I'm not proficient in our language but I can melt at this love letter I got several years ago. People I read it too always loved it, so ENJOY.......HERE GOES: "Abaayo iga hanti salaan walaaltinimo, mid dhalinyaronimo, iyo mid Kal gacalnimo, salaantaasoo darajadeedu sareeyso sixni malab ka buuxiyo, saxar qalad ah laga dhawray. Salaantaasoo samaan kuu sidoo si wacan loo soo asluubay, sharaf qaali ah huwanoo samaan kuugu yeereyso, salaantaasoo soo dhexmartay sanbabada dhexdoodiyo saableyda feeraha. Gacaliso salaantaan oo xubi kuu caleemo saaranyahay waa salaan mida ugu qiimo iyo qaayo badan sida shimbirka daa'uuska, una baalal qurxoon sida fiidmeerta duusha, una xawaare dheer sida gaari B.M.W. ah, una macaan badan sida malabka shinida, una caraf badan sida neecaaw roobaadka , una xarago badan sida muunka daanyeerka, una baaxad weyn sida biyaha badweynta baasifiga ama wabiga niil, uguna kal wanaagsan sida kanaal suweys. Gacaliso salaantaan waxaan kuusoo marinayaa hawadda sare, qalbi jilcan iyo niyad saafi kuu ah. Gacaliso ugu horeyn iyo ugu dambeyn iga gudoon salaan ku soo afjarantay quraanka cadadkiisa lix kun lix boqol lixdan iyo lix"........... the rest of this letter is none of your business. Lol. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did...man,,can our somali men talk or what??....excuse me while I go take a cold shower. -gacaliso

The few dollars I send Aren't worth A single hiccup and pain You felt upon seeing me Crawling towards a fire The few calls I make Aren't worth A second of a long worrisome night That you had to spend Because of me crying And weeping all the night The few letters I send Aren't worth A single motherly kiss of yours I received for laughing innocently The few minutes I think of you Aren't worth That smile & happiness on your face When I first pronounced MAMA The few gifts I send Aren't worth The pride you felt The first day u took me to school These few lines of the poem Aren't worth An early morning u had to wake up To prepare the CANJEERO And the gentle touching and whispers Telling me to wake up All what Ido & will do for U Isn't worth One of all those difficulties You had to go through While pretending U were happy To keep me happy For me the whole universe Isn't worth The weight of a teardrop You shed on the day of my departure.

Wa Alykumu salaam wr wb Shukri sis tribe is always a factor in our country and culture and especially when we are talking about marriage. You may not care about his clang, but there are other people who look that side of it for example your family. You should sit down with your them tell’ em how you feel about this guy, his clang and see what there opinion are on the subject. I reckon if the guy is good and he comes from a good family and that’s all that should matter. In the other hand I don’t know about your friends and how close you guys are or mean to one another but they should be wiser and look at your own happiness rather then clang. You can’t always live your live satisfying others, and always doing what pleases them. What about your own satisfactions? And what pleases you? You should not care what others say because they will always talk about you no matter what. Sis you are in a very difficult situation so I recommend you to pray salaatul istiqaara and make a du’aa to Allah to guide you into the right path. Salaamz

idil sis, indeed, there'll never be someone like u. here is a big hag for u (). I hope that helps. nice poem by the way. peace

shukri sis U should go for your heart, no matter what people say, like someone already mentioned, people will always talk....gibrish. trust your instinct. good luck.

I think it's an important contribution to my personal identity. Thats all I gotta say at the moment. Salaam

Shukri: If you care about what every person will say about you, you will never be able to be the REAL YOU. I mean go and marry the guy and that is IF U REALLY LOVE HIM.

I don't know much about the deen, but i can't resist making an imput into this thread. The Prophet gave the answer to your question i n that same hadeeth. His companions asked who the saved ones were, and He (saw) those who are on that which I and my companions are on. I'd say follow the authentic sunnah and the quran as it was followed by the Messengers companions and their immediate followers, the first 3 generations, whome some call Salaf Salaxiin. MMWA, You know i was a lil uneasy about the word salaf my self, but do U know that it was used by the Prophet .... he said to fatima in a hadeeth reported by Muslim (saheeh) 'Oh fatima, i am to you a blessed salaf' Salaf just means predecesor - those who came b4... the Prophet (saw) and his companions. I don't agree with the argument of calling yourself salafi or forming groups, which is what some salafees do. Cos that would be contradicting the salaf ..... if the messenger (saw) chose Muslim and Abu Bakar, Ali, etc... all chose 'Muslim' as their title ....shouldn't we ? We should take the truth from everyone ... anf always ask for evidence from the quran and sunnah. and , Allah knows best

IDIL, Nice poem, but i wonder what triggered those words to flow from their home. Once again, Nice poem, Athough it makes me think there is a serious message it conveys. B4N

Nice poem Idil...mashallah sista you are very talented.

salaam ppl lol Hibo why were u holdin out on me girl? you could of told me about this new wonderful site !!! lol, but Jamaal did that already so this time ur forgiven, just don't do it again ok?? Jamaal sorry to hear that your father died, (allah ya raxma)...sometimes people take for granted what they already have e.g me and I guess that was a lil reminder in a way...thx for the poem and alhumdullilah "sorrow and pain have flown far away" ma'salaama

Salaams ppl, well since there isn't a poetry section here...i thought i'd post one of my poems here...some of u might have already read it back in the somalinet forums...but its just the way i'm feeling right now There'll never be another me Promises broken, chances blown Bitter tears and feelings thrown Phony smiles and broken hearts, Something's tearing us apart I can't leave, but I can't stay And I can't believe these games we play What is it that we did wrong? Because all the happiness is gone Before you turn to walk away, And say those things I know you'll say Take one good look at what you see There'll never be another me Quiet stares and empty words A cry for love that goes unheard Painful silence, angry eyes Emotions that can't be disguised The laughs and smiles have disappeared There's no doubt something's missing here Things are changing, by and by In ways we can't ask how or why Confusion's hitting more and more What exactly are we looking for? Before you leave and don't come back, Before you run to where someone else is at Take one good look at what you see because there'll never be another me

I think it is important in some aspects & not so important in other aspects of life, cuz god made ethnicity for a reason & that is for us to know our relatives, ancesters, & easily find people we can identify with, but at the sametime we should not use ethnicity agains someone for being deffrnt than us. I hope that helps, peace.

Jamaaaaaaaaal, thanx.. that was the poem

Abaa Duq camabaro dhinaceeda, cabaar aan iska dhisaayey... don't ruin my image... Hadii ay noqoto in aan u tago.. amrkii arko wijigeed.. adlee ku bachdawaa.. is jir he!!

LF: Allah Qafuru Rahim.... sis.. never forget that... u don't have to embarass ur family n urself.. to beg for 4giveness from Allah.. subxana wa tacaala. That I know.. N yes..it is said... in the Quran... that adulterers n the fornicators should be punished with lashes... but then again only when caught in the atual act itself! Do not misconduct what the Holy Quran said sis...u making Islam sound as harsh religion.. which to my believe its not! I may not be Ms. Religious.. but I did learn one or two things from my Islamic classes. The issue here was more like can ppl that commit that sin.. marry.. n the answer is simply YES!! The only condition bound to that is, they marry only sinner! So sis.. don't be stubborn, its good when u r corrected... we r humans n somtimes we percieve things in a wrong way. After all.. making mistakes is natural... so sissy.. Chill he... I love ur points sis.. u r most of the time right in most ways.. but this time...u need to be corrected so what do u say?.. Leave it here...n maybe consult some sheikh!

Ha u guys don't wanna hear mine... this is back in 94.. My cousin came from hargeisa.. n so.. every now n then.. she would make sabaayad( or kibis).. saad kolba u taqaanaan.. Anyways, my mom's older brotha used to stay with us at that time.. this happened in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Anyways tonite she made... kibis for dinner.. but guess what.. she didn't make enough to satisfy our apetite. So my uncle came home.. he always gets ofcourse the best of the collection..He used to sleep in my room all by himself.. n his dinner would be set on the dressing table...every nite.. n Usually he ate his dinner late. So this nite.. we were all hungry for the kibis.. when he came n slept.. we crawled into his room... n stole his kibis. Little did we know that... he planned to wake up in the middle of the nite n eat. After like 3hrs.. n we have had our apetites satisfied... he woke up... n came to us... where is my dinner? I can never forget, he rubbed his tummy n asked..We looked each other so embarassed....walaahi to this day... i can't look him in the eye...I was like 15 then...but it kind of stayed with me!!

My most embarassing moment was back home in the arabs It was eid and all the somalis in my city went to the same park, to have fun and enjoy themselves.You see in the arabs guys would follow girls if they liked them just simply follow them around lol its kinda like stalking u but u dont mind if he is a cutie. Me and my girlfriend were walking around the park, our hair done,expensive clothes, makeup lol we looked like we were ready to get married. This park being rather old was filled with potholes, you had to be really careful.All we could think of was these cute somalis guys.And suddenly PLAAAAAAACC!!!!!.My ass flat on the floor . My skirt ruined,the two cute guys came to see if i was okay but u could see the smiles on their faces Well that was my most embarasing moment ahhh well

Insha-allaah, in 15 years time, i wish to be orbiting the Somali coasts, resting in style and fishing with my yatch, same spot where the leasure cruise Archilo Laura sunk. I wish to have a small summer home in the sea shore; somewhere i can set my foot on, during the windy seasons of the sea. What else is remaining, my equipments? yeah, one radio philips to keep me informd/BBC somali ofcourse. NOT FORGETTING one wife and few other things like that, you know ..and part-timely become a sea pirate, just for the fun...LONE ryder PS:me and geel are at war at the moment but when my nerves are calm, i will give it a thought

This world is full of freaks.

I'm a 20 year-old Swedish revert to Islam and I married 6 months ago. My husband is from Somalia and takes care of a lot of things in the little ummah in our town. He has Qur'an classes, works in the mosque and such things. Often different woman call our house to speak to my husband. They are also from Somalia and some times they can speak for like 1,5 hours in their language and I don't understand anything. My husband says that they're only discussing Islam and the Qur'an-classes, but still I don't like it. My husband gets VERY angry and tells me that I'm jelaous and that he can do whatever he wants, that marriage is not a prison. He tells me that he wouldn't be angry if I spoke to a man, but I know that the reality is different.... This makes me feel bad, I don't suspect my husband, but is it halal for a married man to speak on the phone with a married woman? And then isn't it a hadeeth which says that two people can't speak one language if the third person don't understand? I have h eard this from my friend, but Allaho 'alam. Please give me advice... Wa salaama

Idil, I am honoured to be your heart's guest A guest who's safety is assured let loose to wander and enjoy Within a compound of all treasures Trusted favoured to have the key to the golden gate where love is born The lonely heart now hiccups with joy Remedy was found that heals the wounds and lightening bright that dispell the gloom Sorrow and pain have flown far away

Yussufadei: Pretty much I quoted what my mom said about this issue since she is big on the islamic stuff, anyways this is what she said," those that sleep outside marraige can only marry those that commit the same sin... n marriage b/w a sinner and a saint isn't permitted, however, Allah is merciful n shall forgive anyone who begs for it".... I hope that makes sense... i am bad in translating!