VEILED
VEILED Old Mamman : Forever would you be in bondage In your life book, sadness shall dwell on each page You would wear beyond your age For you have been bereft and thrown in cage Lady Maryam : Beneath my veil I merry and gale For in spirit I am hale And I stand tall beyond your tale Old Mamman : How pretty you look uncloaked Wit' your silky hair being flicked You could be mistaken for a mermaid So sad you choose to veil up like a maid Lady Maryam : Have you heard of the inner beauty? Which outshines that of the bona vardering peacock Even the rose's petals bow For my heart is clean, hence, my beauty cannot escape Old Mamman : Art thou not abashed? Your sheen hair veiled and your voice hushed Your loose dress like chemise Has kept away the charming Prince Lady Maryam : Look you, Fortune Hunter My Rabbi hath made for me my destined lover And forever shall I shield my hair For the man who is my dear. #Dedicated to all Muslimahs across the globe ...