He stepped inside his home, he was overwhelmed with fear An angel came with words from God, things were still unclear Saying read - read, but he could not read, amazing words that he heard A trembling deep inside his heart, confused by what had occurred
There was only one who could comfort him To help him see the light To ease his fears, to reassure Was khadijah, his wife…
Chorus He said Zamilooni, Zamilooni, Dathirooni, Dathirooni, (Envelop me, Embrace me) A mighty task has come before me… I need you here with me… By my side…
She was a woman of nobility, successful in all her trade Many wealthy men had asked for her, she turned them all away But when she saw Muhammad, a shining moon, may peace be on his soul He was a light for her – so right for her – her life will now be whole
But she had never seen him so distressed, as he was there that day But she would comfort him, and hold him tight, and chase his doubts away
Chorus
Bridge… We look for stories of love, in places dark and cold When we have a guiding light, for the whole world to behold But we're so selfish in our ways, to the ones we hold so close Our own pleasure and happiness is what we value most
But she sacrificed all her wealth and everything she had And he honored her, and gave her faith, when the times were bad, the times were bad...
Now years have passed, times have changed, since khadijah breathed her last. And the Message of the one true God, was spreading far and vast But then he came across some jewellery, that khajidah had once worn His eyes began to swell with tears, his heart began to mourn
Cause she was there for him, when times were rough, and his enemies were cruel She was the first believer, so keen and eager, to comfort ar-Rasool
Chorus
Mawlaya salli wa sallim da’iman abada 'Ala habibika khayril khalqi kullihimi...(X4) (O my Leader, send your salutations and blessings forever Upon Your Beloved, the best of the whole of creation) Rasullullah,Habiballlah,Shafiallah,Nabiallah
I don't need to get high, some people do and some people die
The life that I live may not be that long
But while I'm alive I'll be healthy and strong
I think it's cruel and inconsiderate
When people huffin' and they puffin' on a cigarette
Then blow the smoke in the area that I breathe
Sometimes they blow it in my face when they talk to me
I'm not trying to tell you that you need to quit
But you need to show respect for the one you're with
And if that's an individual who doesn't smoke
You need to put the cigarette out before they choke
You started smoking cause you thought that it was cool
Now you addicted and you don't know what to do
Yeah you addicted to a drug baby that ain't smart
Because it collapses your veins damages your heart
And your lungs are getting blacker than you've ever seem
That's the effect of tobacco and nicotine
See what I mean
I don't need to get high, some people do and some people die
The life that I live may not be that long, but while I'm alive I'll be healthy and strong
Ain't no wisdom in that alcohol
They say, Do you want it? and I say, Not at all
They tell me that I need to take a drink to be cool
I tell em, Man, I'm already cool. What's up with you?
Now is you crazy or is it that you didn't know
That every time you drink the alcohol you loose control
Become abusive to all the people that you love
After your buzz, can't remember what you thinking of
Oh yeah that drug ruins people and their families
They want it to happen to me but that's a fantasy
How can this be? I'm feeling pressure from the left and right
I'm watching TV and they tell me to drink Bud Light
Wasn't subliminal I got the message loud and clear
They want me spending all my money on a can of beer
They must be crazy trying to trick me like some kind of fool
They get me laughing at those frogs and iguanas too
Now is it true that if I drink I'll be the man?
No, that's a lie, so me I got a different plan
So understand that my mind sees reality
Like Mortal Combat can you say Fatality
Them tactics work on other people they don't work on me
Being drug free is the way that I want to be
Say it with me
I don't need to get high some people do and some people die
The life that I live may not be that long, but while I'm alive I'll be healthy and strong
I don't smoke, I don't drink, I don't need
To get high, I don't mess with the weed
And my heart bleeds when I see my people on their knees
Beggin' like they got an incurable disease
Addictions start with a sip of a drink, one puff of a smoke
So the people need to think
And I do, so do you and your crew
When they push drugs on you what you gonna do? SAY
I don't need to get high, some people do and some people die
Lets think to back, back when we started
We were just souls with one target
This was a course that we both charted
So how did we end broken hearted
Ohhhh .
Can faith pull us through
Don't know what I should do
But ask of you
Please please please hold the line now,
I swear please hold the line now
Can't see what happened to us
Just look how shaytan will do us
Please please please hold the line now,
I swear please hold the line now
Just long enough so we can find out
Find out how we work things out
How we work things out
Now comes the time, time to mend fences
To remove the mask and stop pretending
Because now the whisper's winning
And how could this be our ending
Ohhhh .
Can faith pull us through
Don't know what we should do
I ask of you
Please please please hold the line now,
I swear please hold the line now
Cant see what happened to us
Just look how shaytan will do us
I know it seems so hard, it seems so hard
When others fall apart, they fall apart
They couldn't make it though, they couldn't make it through
But this I promise you, Allah rewards the Sabiroon
So, so, so
Please please please hold the line now,
I swear please hold the line now
Can't see what happened to us
Just look how shaytan will do us
Please please please hold the line now,
I swear please hold the line now
Just long enough so we can find out
Find out how we work things out
Coming home in the evening, each day much on my mind
Fast pace of living in the West, with such little time
Cars and folks yell at me, everybody making me spin
We know we gotta' have patience, so we hold it within
Stress, doctors say it makes a brother sick and I know this is true
So I call out to my Lord each day to please help me through
Then when I come and I see my daughter's face so bright
With smiles there to great me at the door, like a beautiful light
I can only thank Allah for this blessing on me
For giving me Sakina, this tranquility!
When Allah sends His Sakina on me, how do I feel?
It's like peace inside my heart and I know that it's real
When Allah sends His Sakina on me, how do I feel?
It's like peace inside my heart and I know that it's real
Allah knows that people in the past had it harder than me
Allah saw the evil hearted men with no mercy
Allah felt the hearts of the Muslims as they came near
Allah sent His tranquility and they lost all their fear
Cause Allah says if you trust Him and you truly have faith
Allah sends His Sakina and He showers His grace
How? Maybe as a peaceful rest, a long needed sleep
How? Maybe as a cloud up high with shade from the heat
How? Maybe as a loving wife that gives you her light
How? Maybe as your daughter with her smile so bright
When Allah sends His Sakina on me, how do I feel?
It's like peace inside my heart and I know that it's real
When Allah sends His Sakina on me, how do I feel?
I saw a friend just the other day
We took a walk around the way
The sky was blue and his face was grey
I asked him what could cause such dismay?
He tallied his life and he noticed the score
He felt his pain he never felt before
He said it feels like He (Allah) can't no more
He said it feels like He (Allah) can't love me no more
No No No No
[Chorous]
He can't love me anymore
It's a fact I know for sure
We started out this life so pure
But He can't love me anymore
He can't love me anymore
It's a fact that I know for sure
I started out this life so pure
But He can't love me anymore
He went on about the past
To listen with patience was my only task
No need to pry and no need to ask
His words to me were my looking glass
And with much pain his heart did pour
With this feeling never felt before
He said it feels like, He (Allah) can't love me no more
He said it feels like, He (Allah) can't love me no more
No No No, No!
Chorus
I asked my friend how can this be?
Not the One Who created me
Cause if our sins outweighed the sea
Forgiveness comes so easily
Just repent and stay to the task
To make an effort is all He asks
And don't get bogged down by the past
His mercy outweighs His wrath
And He can love you once more
It's a fact that I know for sure
We started out this life so pure
But He can love you once more
And He can love you once more
It's a fact that I know for sure
We started out this life so pure
How come every time I go and I flip on the news channel
I see these images of Muslims having crude manners
Angry men, holding guns with a few camels
Terrorist pumping fists with their rude banners
You get anxiety, from symbols of our piety
Cause they don't show us Muslims who contribute to society
How come they don't show us doing positive things
We get abused and harassed so many problems this brings
Did this to black's in the 60's, Japanese in the 40's
Were the same category how their messing with our stories
Flashing our pictures over negative words
People are begging to learn but you just making it worse
But now were gonna watch you, your biases that pop through
And go against your sponsors advertisers if we got to
Wake up, its our right to defend,
gotta fight with the pen if our plights gonna end.
Chorus
you wanna be at the top, Inshallah
are we the cream of the crop, Inshallah
you gonna rock till we drop, Inshallah
Cause believers never stop, Mashallah
are we the people with the plan, Inshallah
are we doing all we can, Inshallah
Putting knowledge in the land, Inshalalh
With the power of the pen, Mashallah
Yes, Yes, Yes Ya'll. You know it time to listen very close
Because my lyrics are gonna get raw
Cause what you see is what you saw
Aint nothing changed but the criminal perception of the law
Like who's a criminal and whats a crime
I'm trying to define how the television washes your mind
Conspiracies against me and still
The majority of the people still believe whatever they see on TV
How can this be when obviously it's the media
Feeding lies to the people can't you see that bro
Come on, you need examples, for instance some cases
You don't know religion and you don't know about the races
You look, see black, think that I'm athletic
Then you look and see I'm Muslim and you think anti-Semitic
But check it, watch what they do to your mind kid
Its all connected you better not be blind kid
Chorus
We all know the media aint doing us right
So everyday we write, that is the way we fight
We all know the media aint doing us right
And if we all unite will make them see the light
It's known that governments will stereotype
They profile us by day, lock us up in the night
It's known that governments will stereotype
But we still invite them to the deen that's right
They put the word on the street
That Muslims got beef, say we in the middle east
Plotting with the sheikhs
Thinking that they right when we know they not
and Say we coming up with the next terrorist plot
And with these petty lies, now we're not concerned
That's about the time we bring on that mic burn
And smash it, against all of they tactics
They let us have it, but you know we coming back kid
We got students copin' deen plus a law degree
So they can run these snakes straight out judiciaries
Future leaders burning up the quills
Torching all the lies so the people know the real
We aint the type of rhymers saying shoot to kill
We saying stop the lies and show them whats real
We aint the type of rhymers saying bust the steel
One billion strong, all year long,
Prayers to Allah even in Hong Kong
Can never be wrong if we read the Qur'an
Cause it's never been changed since day one.
Others may brag, say that we lag,
But they don’t know all the power we had
The power we had, the power we have
So Muslimoon don’t you ever be sad
Take many looks, go read their books,
You'll see all the facts that your friends overlook,
So always be proud, you can say it out loud
I am proud to be down with the Muslim crowd!
M-U-S-L-I-M
I'm so blessed to be with them...
M-U-S-L-I-M
I'm so blessed to be with them...
They look at me strangely
Like I emit some type of energy
That draws Kafirs - disbelievers towards me.
Thinking to themselves what makes him different from
Is it the hair, the clothes or maybe the food he eats,
What could it be, that make thug cats, stand at
attention,
His demeanor's peaceful but on his face it's clearly
written that,
This aint the sorta brother caught up in this and that
Running streets carrying heat yo he aint into that.
This brother must live by some type of criteria,
To make it to the average cat quite superior
So maybe one of these days I get near enough
Play like Nancy Drew on this mystery and clear it up.
So listen up if you think this is strange,
Cause these the type of thoughts that use to run
through a new Shahada's brains
and I bear witness to the one with 99 names,
InshAllah I will always remain!
M-U-S-L-I-M
I'm so blessed to be with them...
M-U-S-L-I-M
I'm so blessed to be with them...
Don’t know about you, I know about me,
I'm proud because I'm rolling Islamically
Everywhere I see, even on TV,
People talking trash about the way I be.
But what they all hate, is if we get great
Cause they know we’re the only ones with our heads on
straight
Don’t ever frown, or your head looking down,
If you read the Qur'an you're the best in the town.
Y'all have doubt say- we have no clout
But-within-a-few years see how we've come about.
Were back on the scene, The number-one deen,
I'm proud to be down with the Muslimeen!
Asalaatu Alannabe, Wasalaam Alarasool
Walanbiyya el-Mursaleen,
Kulluhum Salooalay
Prayers To Allah be on Nabi
The messenger may peace be on thee
And all the prophets sent to mankind
We pray for each and everyone
Before he was born the Pharaoh wanted him dead
Nobody killed him he floated up the river instead
Not a scratch on his body and no blood did he shed
Ended up at the house of the man that wanted his head
They didn't know, they raised him as a child of their own
He was treated like a king up until he was grown
He protected a slave with one hit to one man with one hand
Killed him by mistake so that's when he ran
Drawn to a burning bush and spoke with the Greatest
Who told him go right back to Pharaoh and make sure that you say this:
You tell em that you are a Messenger a Prophet of Mine
That I am the Divine and I am sending you with My signs
Pharaoh did decline, he rejected all 9 of the signs
Musa (Moses) said it's time, his people had to run to the sea
Split it in half with his staff, Pharaoh drowned in the wrath
Musa's people started worshipping a golden calf
Threw the tablets down because he was mad
It's sad that his people made him miss the Promised Land
But he's still one of the 5 greatest Prophets in Islam
Prayers To Allah be on Nabi
The messenger may peace be on thee
And all the prophets sent to mankind
We pray for each and everyone
From average beginnings
Come above average endings
A simple du'a to have righteous descendants
From a mother, to a daughter who would soon give birth to a son
And right there
Miracle number 1
No father did he have to help conceive his birth
No other child would have this status here
on this planet Earth
And what's that phrase
From out of the mouths of babes
Schooling cats at a very young age
The sweetest of his breath bring life to birds of clay
Curing the blind so they could see a brighter day
Where Islam reigned supreme and the dunya gave way
Evil will be vanquished if strong the Muslims stay
Amongst his crew he asked the true to proclaim who they are
NAHNU ANSARULLAH (We are the helpers of God)
So Native Deen lets tell the people right now who we are
NAHNU ANSARULLAH
Healed those with leprosy raised the dead so we could see
No limit to the will of Allah and Allah's mercy
But the heedless they scammed
Plot and they planned
You may have gotten the body
But you did not get the man
He was raised to Allah to soon return again
Easy comes His mercy to the righteous Mu'min & Mu'minah
So Prophet Isa (Jesus), I hope that they see
Why we sing this for thee
Prayers To Allah be on Nabi
The messenger may peace be on thee
And all the prophets sent to mankind
We pray for each and everyone
570 was a time like no other
A baby was born to a poor widowed mother
Was raised by his uncle in the sands of Arabia
Known it the town by his upright behavior
Always doing favors for the poor and the neighbors
A true life saver when their problems were major
Khadijah his boss he would soon marry later
Check the love that she gave him and the love that he gave her
At 40 years old, according to the Seerah in a cave called Hira
On a spiritual retreat, he would meet Jibraeel (Gabriel)
Angel Gabriel on the real
Holy Book of the Quran he had come to reveal: Read in the Name of your Lord Who created
And thus began a message from Allah dictated
at 622 the Prophet made the Hijrah
Migrated to a place where the people got the picture
He could teach about Allah without his people being beaten
His folks back in Mecca couldn't stand all the preaching
So they planned an attack, the Muslims fought back
cos they ain't the type of people who sit back and get sacked
But the Prophet wanted peace, they agreed upon a truce
For years there was peace, to teach about the truth
but the Meccans broke the treaty so the Prophet conquered Mecca
The Prophet brought peace, was not even a speck of bloodshed when he came and met his old foes
It's the mercy and the wisdom that the Prophet always shows
A man of justice, equality and love
On him we pray for peace and the blessings from above.
Prayers To Allah be on Nabi
The messenger may peace be on thee
And all the prophets sent to mankind
Lately things have been so stressed for you
It seems like life is trying to mess with you and pester you
You thought you knew exactly what to best pursue
You working hard on those things that you set to do
But you confess it's true that your success is few
And your folks are only helping in depressing you
You try to do the Deen but they be stressing you
And it gets to you but you suppress that too
An exam, you go and study day and night
You pray and write, hope for a grade you like
But when you get the test you're in dismay and fright
There's no A in sight and only 8 were right, wow!
And what about the sister you enquired about
She's so pious, devout that it required a scout
But then you get the news her Wali fired you out
They were wired, no doubt, to someone higher in clout
Lately its seems that your calling in life
Is just you falling in strife
The word appalling is right
And you notice you've been feeling sick, why who knows
So you call upon the doctor she can eye it close
She tells you I suppose, that you wont be very happy when I diagnose
Although you try your hardest not to cry it shows
It's a monster load, and your strength is sinking
You start wondering and thinking
What's going on? it seems all wrong, why am I the one struggling along?
I don't know why I'm hurting, I never hurt nobody
My life I'm living right, but it's crumbling around me
How strong is my faith this time? (got to pass the test)
Will my solution include Haram? (got to pass the test)
I gotta be strong during times like these, (got to pass the test)
I know after hardship there goes ease! (got to pass the test)
It's a test, (from Allah), a test (from your Lord), it's a test (what you gonna do?), gotta realize it's a test (4x)
Folks used to say you were smarty kid
Others made mistakes but you hardly did
Since then man, life has just been marvelous
You stand tall like an obelisk
It's obvious
Your high paying job is never arduous
Your living in your crib and you got marble this and marble that
Others dream to rival that
And your blessed to never draw major debt
because success is your motto nothing keeps you down
Passing peeps in town, yo by leaps and bounds
People clapping when you talk because of deep renown
You drive Hummers and top model jeeps around
You know its bad and haram to be a miser and boast
But your healthier and wealthier and wiser than most
You gotta an adviser to those, who try to propose
Cause there's so many potentials that they line up in rows
You got it all, the power the money the wealth
Your thinking God's gotta love you more than anyone else
But wait Whoa wait a second, this isn't what your thinking
You gotta stop and think why you getting all the blessings
Don't want to let it shake ya, or let the devil make ya
Forget to praise Allah and then fail the test your taken
No doubt you're gonna try your best
Gotta be thankful and pray no less
Already gotta head up above the rest
Cause you realize this is just a test
Chorus
So face it, in life, you'll be tested at times
The devil, he's bright, don't let him mess with your mind
Yo, we're blessed, the Divine, which is the best for mankind
So He (God) gives us exams so don't get stressed out and whine
Even the best of all humanity was tested Himself
Allah can test us with calamity or test us with wealth
Can you hold back from profanity and focus yourself
Or maybe keep away from vanity and function in stealth
It's tough, trust me I know that it's rough
But after pain comes ease and you'll be blessed from above
I hope when the time for my test comes along I will cope and I'll find I'll be blessed when I'm strong
So my people, when life is a mess
Diddily dam dam da da
A message in the mailbox
Diddily dam dam da da
The message is for me
Diddily dam dam da da
A message in the mailbox
Diddily dam dam da da
The message is for me
You write a card for me
In which there is a picture
With a small note-a sayin'
The message is for me
You send a card to me
In which there is a picture
With a small note-a sayin'
The message is for me
Diddily dam dam da da
A message in the mailbox
Diddily dam dam da da
The message is for me
Diddily dam dam da da
A message in the mailbox
Diddily dam dam da da
The message is for me
I get a card from you
In which there is a picture
With a small note-a sayin'
The message is for me
I read a card from you
In which there is a picture
With a small note-a sayin'
The message is for me
Diddily dam dam da da
A message in the mailbox
Diddily dam dam da da
The message is for me
Diddily dam dam da da
A message in the mailbox
Diddily dam dam da da
The message is for me
A message in the mailbox
The message is for me
A message in the mailbox
The message is for me
I can't believe that it's true
I got a message from you
When I look at the card that I see
The message is meant for me
Then I see
The messages are meant for me
Then I see
The messages are meant for me
Diddily dam dam da da
A message in the mailbox
Diddily dam dam da da
The message is for me
Diddily dam dam da da
A message in the mailbox
Diddily dam dam da da
The message is for me
*A message in the mailbox
The message is for me
A message in the mailbox
The message is for me
she said her name was Paradise
thats what she said to me
she said paradise
thats what she said it would be
cuz she's, the finest women that i ever did seen
not to mention how she looked in them jeans
she said her name was Paradise
thats what she said to me
she said, paradise
thats what she said it would be
cuz she was, the definition of a ghetto queen
and you should see that applebottom in jeans
verse 1
i met her on a sunday, one day
she walkin down the run way
5'5 so fine, what the fuck i'm gonn say
and i just sat there patiently
just waitin right thurr
waitin for my perfect chance so i can spit out my word
i think she openly, is scopin me
damn i hope she notice me
hopefully she go for me
and so she on the boat with me
and imma take her places she can never imagine
like water skiiing in costa rica, snow mobiling in aspen
she prefer to go, to winter snow, or do she like it tropical
am i dreamin, let me know
and tell me is it possible, that i can be the one to end her search for a man
and she could be my one to end my search for romance
no time to slack now, act now
oh im about to crack now, i put my rap down, mack down
aint no turnin back now, i got this feelin that she feelin the same
i'm bout to end these feeling games, and just ask her, her name
(chorus)
she said her name was Paradise
thats what she said to me
she said paradise
thats what she said it would be
cuz she's the finest women that i ever did seen
not to mention how she looked in them jeans
she said her name was Paradise
thats what she said to me
she said paradise
thats what she said it would be
cuz she was the definition of a ghetto queen
and u should see that applebottom in jeans
verse 2
so the next day, on monday
im ridin down the freeway
hit her on the 2way
im like what you doin tuesday
she said that she'll be free anytime after 3
and every second after that'll be reserved for me
i said that's good to know, say no more
i'll be there around 4
around 4, that 4 door, standin at ur front door
and we can take it for a ride, kick it and conversate
u baited this fate,
dinner reservations at 8
and after dinner, champaigne
walks along the beaches, while that moonlight
shines on ur features,
and i, cant create the words to explain my sudden urge
the temptation to feel ur body
temptation to kiss the curves
it started one kiss, two kiss
she all on my neck now
gimmie that three kiss, four kiss
im all on her neck
now da temperatures risin
hips and thighs, got me
hypnotize me, i dont wanna stop
it feels like paradise
(chorus)
she said her name was Paradise
thats what she said to me
she said paradise
thats what she said it would be
cuz she's the finest women that i ever did seen
not to mention how she looked in them jeans
she said her name was Paradise
thats what she said to me
she said paradise
thats what she said it would be
cuz she was the definition of a ghetto queen
and you should see that applebottom in jeans
verse 3
you dont understand me cuz i dont really understand it myself
i cant live without, my girl
paradise is my main, anywhere'n time man
she gon hold it down cuz she, my girl
she love me she, love me not
she love me to be on top, she love daddy to spank her
cuz she, my girl
and if u got any doubts just ask wen u see me out
ill tell u who im talkin about... MY GIRL!
(chorus)
she said her name was Paradise
thats what she said to me
she said paradise
thats what she said it would be
cuz she's the finest women that i ever did seen
not to mention how she looked in them jeans
she said her name was Paradise
thats what she said to me
she said paradise
thats what she said it would be
cuz she was the definition of a ghetto queen
and u should see that applebottom in jeans
(ah, ah, oh)
(chorus)
she said her name was Paradise
thats what she said to me
she said paradise
thats what she said it would be
cuz she's the finest women that i ever did seen
not to mention how she looked in them jeans
she said her name was Paradise
thats what she said to me
she said paradise
thats what she said it would be
cuz she was the definition of a ghetto queen
and u should see that applebottom in jeans
(ah, ah, oh)
Chorus
I am not afraid to stand alone .
I am not afraid to stand alone .
If Allah's by my side
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Everything will be alright
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Gonna keep my head up high
I'm not afraid to stand alone
If Allah's by my side
Everything will be alright
Gonna keep my head up high!
Single mother raising her children
And now she's a Muslim
Started praying and wearing a headscarf
Was healing for her heart
Struggling with no one to lean on
But with prayer she would be strong
Had a job but then she was laid off
Got a better education and it paid off
she was called for a job that she dreamed of
Close by, great pay -she was in love
They brought her in, told her she's the number one pick
You got the job, but you gotta lose the outfit"
this is a tough position that you put me in
Cause Ive been struggling with my two children
But I'll continue looking for a job again
My faith in my religion now will never bend
Chorus
I am not afraid to stand alone .
I am not afraid to stand alone .
If Allah's by my side
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Everything will be alright
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Gonna keep my head up high
I am not afraid to stand alone .
I am not afraid to stand alone .
If Allah's by my side
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Everything will be alright
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Gonna keep my head up high
I am not afraid to stand alone .
I am not afraid to stand alone .
If Allah's by my side
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Everything will be alright
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Gonna keep my head up high
Peer pressure, they were insisting
And I was resistin
Some days I felt I would give in
Just wanted to fit in
I know when I'm praying and fasting'
They be teasing and laughing
So I called to my Lord for the power
For the strength every day, every hour...
One day there's a new Muslim teacher
Single mom and the people respect her
Just seeing her strength I get stronger
They can break my will no longer
You don't see me sweating when they're jokes're cracking
Never see me cursin' with my pants saggin'
I aint running yo I'm still standing
I ride with Allah to the very end
Chorus
I am not afraid to stand alone .
I am not afraid to stand alone .
If Allah's by my side
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Everything will be alright
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Gonna keep my head up high
now, I'm a tough one, who can bear their blows
The rest play dumb, they don't dare say no
Scared of being shunned, by the peers they know
But I aint gonna run, I aint scared no more .
these sisters be resolute
Never stressed when the rest say they wasn't cute
And they get the respect of the other youth
Come best with the dress yo and that's the truth
These sisters are strong gonna hand it down
So me I'm a brotha gotta stand my ground
I aint gonna shudder, when the gangs around
Peer pressure whatever, its my planet now
Others may fall, I'mma hold my own
With the help of Allah I'll be strong as stone
And I'mma be brave and let Islam be shown
Cause you I know I not afraid to stand alone
Chorus ...
I am not afraid to stand alone .
I am not afraid to stand alone .
If Allah's by my side
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Everything will be alright
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Gonna keep my head up high
I am not afraid to stand alone .
I am not afraid to stand alone .
If Allah's by my side
Everything will be alright
Gonna keep my head up high
I am not afraid to stand alone .
If Allah's by my side
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Everything will be alright
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Gonna keep my head up high
I am not afraid to stand alone .
If Allah's by my side
I am not afraid to stand alone .
Everything will be alright
I got so many excuses that I use when the azaans made
I'm telling lies don't even hesitate
I tell the people I've already prayed
I got this thing I gotta do and I'm already late
Don't lecture me don't want no fitnah or drama
I just need to get out before they make the iqama PEACE
I'm cruising down the avenue the boulevard
All of a sudden, Oh my God
No fender bender I was critically injured
In the hospital bed my family thought I was dead MAN
I never though it'd happen to me
But I can tell you I was happy to see
All of my boys coming in the emergency room taking a knee
And every single one was praying for me
Eventually I made it through. Al-hamdu-lilah
I thank Allah. A second chance to make salah
Chorus
When it comes to not praying the best, we be notorious
Not focused on our Lord most glorious
A reminder to our self is what the story was
Just talking the talk, that really worries us,
We get caught up in this fleeting world like Morpheus
Making money or getting the back of lorries
We keep forgetting that prayer, it makes us victorious
both In this world and the next life, He's rewarding us,
Furious, cause I know I can do better
Recording us, at every show in any weather.
And warning us, when the souls are brought together
The first thing checked are my prayers on the regular
Wake up! never waste this breath
Everybody every soul will get a taste of death
Pray like it's your last prayer cause that date is set
In my house, minding my biz Sunday morning doing chores and I’m watching my kids You know how it is, the children watching Sesame Street My wife, showing me how to cook something to eat
Now this is my life, and that is my wife, and those are my kids I’m working hard so we can comfortably live Knock, Knock, somebody is at the front door Honey, I’ll get it I need to take a break from my chores
Knock, Knock, it just went from knock to a pound Now who is this clown, trying to take my smile to a frown Knock, Knock, it just went from pound to a bang Now this is insane and now I hear them yelling my name
I open the door, and what do I see Its like 23 agents looking at me They threw the cuffs on my hands and my face to the floor Dragged away, my family crying at the front door
Chorus: AAAAGGGGHHHHH, we’re not breaking, we’re still strong No matter what they do we’re moving on
AAAAGGGGHHHHH, we’re not breaking, we’re still strong No matter what they do we’re moving on
We’re still moving on
And they was asking me that and asking me this Accusing me of being on somebody’s terrorist list I had to resist, I want a lawyers all I would say But they said that they would torture me all night and all day And so I would pray for God to give me strength to get through If the evidence I knew, I would prove it untrue Osama Bin who, they want to say I support him If I don’t give in, I’ll never see my family again Its been more than 10 months since they dragged me from home 4 hours questioning and 20 in my cell alone………..
So you wanna break me? nah I’m still strong, Sti--ll wanna hate me? I´ll prove you wrong wait and you’ll see - I was right - all along, but as for now let me do- do my thing, let me sing this song
Its not Islam or Christianity, Its all of the humanity The religion of vanity drives people to insanity My soul and my anatomy are patient with calamity I’ll never use profanity just let me see my family
AAAGGGHHH, we are not braking we are still strong. no matter what they do we are moving on
AAAGGGHHH, we are not braking we are still strong no matter what they do we are moving on
we are still moving on.
Yeah, let me see now, where do I start Still the ANTAGONIST, still playing same part Same old script, yeah same old drama Only this time -- you trying link me with Osama Yep, its me! -- public enemy number one Your specific intelligence nothing but a con So tell me mr. officer what you got on me? -TRUMPED UP charges man, clear for all to see -What did I do now? what is my crime Please can you tell me why I’ma be doing this time. Is it coz I put my head on the ground? my foot in the sink? There gotta be something, man! Tell me what you found Is it my beard, or the funny way I walk? The rhymes I be spitting? Or the way I was born to talk? I’m an Innocent convict, victim of this era Oppression in the guise of a war on terror - My lyrical pen is still mightier than their sords That’s why I be in the pen praying to my lord - Like P said, they won’t let- me -out The faith in my heart that’s what its all- about I’m one of them muslems, so best lock me up That’s why I’m rrright here - stuck in this rut Keep my head high cant no one take my pride Nothing but a test from Him, we gotta take in stride.
Welcome, best caller to God's way
With a word to be obeyed tala
His eyes slowly rising
Sunrise warms the horizon
Sand dunes form in the distance
He's up and out in an instant
The crowd, they all were waiting
Watching and anticipating
a man appears from afar
Could it be the one sent by Allah?
He shouts, “Here comes the prophet!”
His face is a light that drives out the darkness
Words are alive – his message is living
Joy everywhere, our voices are singing
Chorus
He steps and reaches to touch
This man who suffered so much
His own troubles could not compare
To the Prophet scorned everywhere
He was shunned away by his own kin
Ridiculed and stoned by the townsmen
His blood was shed for the truth
But never was he vengeful or rude.
Then the Prophet turns and he smiles
Radiance that spreads out for miles
Embraces his hand with kindness and care
His heart sings out for all those to hear!
Chorus
Wakes up, alarm clock is ringing
Moonlight, the sun hasn't risen
Faint sounds of cars on the street
But inside his heart he feels peace
He starts recalling his dream
The Prophets face he had seen
He remembers then the tradition
In a dream it truly will be him
Allah, oh what a feeling
So many years he followed his teachings
And this is greatest time in his life
He prays to Allah and sings through the night
Chorus
Welcome, best caller to God's way
With a word to be obeyed
Chorus
Labayk Allah, Huma Labayk.
It's a journey for Allah that I wanna make.
Bound to the sound when the Hajjis go round,
In the place where we face they put their heads to the ground.
Bowin' in submission with conviction of steel.
It's a feeling of peace, I someday hope I can feel
When the month it comes around, its called the month Dhul-Hij
People come from every place on this planet to do it.
It's the Hajj, is a journey to the house of Allah
Where over two million different people come from near and from far...
By car, and by boat and by plane and by the camel
Some brothers even do it by foot just with a sandal.
But when they arrive and then city just glows.
You'll understand the reasoning why everyone goes
Seeking forgiveness from Allah, in every step that they take
Here I am for my creator, Yah they cry out labayk
Chorus
From Madinah to Musdelifa, sights that you never saw,
Best of all the trips ain't nothing less that I will settle for
Dawn of lhram, where we all put on white,
Putting on the sheets so that we all look alike
Doing tawaf around the Qaba kissin' the black stone if you can,
But you haven't done nothing till you've done Zam-Zam
Gettin' on that bus so you can get to Arafat,
Getting all those pebbles used to stone the Jamarat.
Pacing back and forth between the Saffa and the Marwah
Commemorating what was done for Ishmael by Hajar
Sacrifice a lamb then go ahead and shave your head
Joining in the feasting after all the prayers are said.
Now nothing beats this trip not even Taj Mahal
Cause there's Africans, Indonesians from Egypt and all,
I'm looking forward to this trip I someday hope I can make
Here I am for my creator and when I cry out Labayk
11 o clock at night and now your lying in your bed, cause see your
Thinking about the plan that your rehearsing in your head,
Your waiting for your family to doze right off to sleep, And then you
slip out of the house to where you and your shorty meet
Rolled up to the party and your strolling cause its hardly
Even 12: 00am and now the party's getting started
3: 00am you heading back into your place and then
you climbed back in the window you left open just in case
Your think that your so slick, you know just how to trick
and pull a hoax upon your folks and they dont notice it.
You know that you should not, I think that you forgot
Like any crime, its only time before you getting caught
Chorus
Your lord is watching and he knows every step that you take
And he knows every plan that you make
And he can catch your every mistake
And he can catch your every mistake
The personal computer is a real amazing thing
with all the knowledge it can bring to our young men and young women
But you know when you have been, using it for doing sin
Find a hidden place within, and then the downloading begins
And quickly you begin to get, savy with the internet
The devil whispers and convinces you that you aint sinning yet
You know its wrong and if your caught they all will be upset, you
learn to close the window quick so no one catches wind of it
Why do we think this, there's no consequences
Your lord may let it slide a bit but that just gives you confidence
he can expose you, to all those who knows you
And when that happens dont come back and say i never told you that...
As Samee' (The All Hearing)
Albaseer (All Seeing),
AlRaqeeb, (The Watchful One)
Al Khabeer,(The Aware)
Inna rabbaka ala kulli shayin qadeer
(Truly your lord is aware of all things)
Chorus
Now everyday that passes, you get bolder in your plans, and
You start scheming in your classes, and start cheating on exams
Your great in fooling masses, and start running little scams, You know
Your sneakiness surpasses every other guy in town.
But then the day arrives now that your Lord had always written
You think that no ones watching, and things just start to happen
The window you left open drew attention of your neighbor
And so they caught you in the act, as you came back in the night
Your sister has a project due and you are off at school
and she's using your computer cause your folks said it was cool
And she comes across some pictures that you forgot to erase
she shows it to your family and soon your in disgrace
The plans you invented, You'll wish you had ended,
And when you see the Hell fire you'll really resent it
Cause sooner or later, you'll face your creator
And never for a moment think your knowledge is greater
I am the Deen
I am the Deen you need(X3)
I am the Deen you know
I am the Deen you need
I am the Deen you love
Please come back to me(X4)
He (satan) wants to bring you down, he whispers everyday
You started on the path and he led you astray
I know you will come back, you never feel at peace
You're searching for the truth to put your mind at ease
You know you're missing me, I know what you've been through
When we meet again, we have a lot of work to do
I am the Deen you know
I am the Deen you need
I am the Deen you love
Please come back to me(X2)
Your life had just begun, I helped to raise you up
You thought it'd be easy but your life turned out to be rough
You thought I let you down, I never let you go
I'm worried cause you left me and you didnt even know
You know you're gonna die, who knows when that will be
Before you meet Allah you should come back to me
I am the Deen you know
I am the Deen you need
I am the Deen you love
Please come back to me(X4)
People coming back,(X4)
To Islam, people are coming to this Deen
To Islam, you are invited to this Deen
I am the Deen you know
I am the Deen you need
I am the Deen you love
Please come back to me(X2)
I am the Deen
I am the Deen you need
I am the Deen
Summer night on the 4th of July and I'm hanging outside
I take my kids downtown to watch fireworks fly
As the light flicker in my daughters eyes
I think about the flight of a war torn child
And how these same sights and sounds make them cry
And how much is this life worth, is what I say to you
As I sit here right now, watching the evening news
And how much is this life worth, cause it cant be true
We're dying over different points of view
So how much is this life worth to you.
Yah Allah, Yah Allah
It five o-clock and Im rushing home like I always do
I call ahead to my wife and kids and say I'll be there soon
I put the radio on, and the announcer speaks
Of a man rushing home just in time to see
His house blown to rubble with his family beneath
And how much is this life worth, is what I say to you
As I sit here right now, watching the evening news
And how much is this life worth, cause it cant be true
We're dying over different points of view
So how much is this life worth to you.
Yah Allah, oh Allah
How much is this life worth,
How much is this life worth,
How much is this life worth,
How much is this life worth,
We say we stand for justice for all, but what about babies when bombs fall
How much is their life worth to you
And when we say we answer the call of Allah
But is it the way of Rasoolullah
How much is his life worth to you
Yah Allah, help us make dua yeah¦
And how much is this life worth, is what I say to you
As I sit here right now, watching the evening news
How much is this life worth, cause it can't be true
That we're dying over different points of view
So how much is this life worth to you.
Waking up in the morning, gotta make my prayer
Am I really gonna' make it, when there is no one there?
Taking trips to the masjid (mosque), even when it's tough
Am I going for the sake of Allah? Am I showing off?
Gonna' get me the knowledge, gonna study Islam
Am I going just to build my ego? so they call me “the Man�
Does it matter if the people respect me, when its not for Allah?
When I know anytime He can take me, without one real du'a (prayer)
Does it matter if they say I'm a big shot?
when I get no reward for my deeds
And I'm dragged on the Day of Resurrection
Cause of the folks that I wanted to please
Plus I know that Allah has the power
To raise me up in their eyes if it need be
I should always make my intentions, for my Lord, Allah completely
[Chorous]
Are my Intentions alright?
Am I doing for Allah?
When I'm looking deep, deep down inside
Do I have the right niyyah?
Wearing thoubs with a kufi, kufi
Miswaks leather socks like the old days
Am I trying to follow the Prophet? or am I seeking praise?
Giving talks on Islam to people
I'd be quoting Hadith and Qur'an
Am I speaking so they like how I'm speaking? and they say I'm the Bomb
Donating to Islamic centers, giving money so the Deen can grow
Am I giving for the sake of Allah? or is it for show?
Many times I have found my intentions
Are not what I want them to be
I know I start on the right direction
But Shaitan starts talking to me
And I forget that without my niyyah, I'm just wasting my time
My intentions cannot bring the reward, when they're out of line
So I pray to Allah to help me, to do everything for Him only
Doesn't matter if the people despise me
Cause with Allah I can never be lonely
Yah Allah, accept this niyyah
Coming from young Muslims striving to be believers
So on the day, our deeds You'll measure. Know we only did this strictly for Your pleasure, Your pleasure
Your mercy, Your ajur (reward), Your Jannah (heaven), forever and ever and ever
And reward us for those who listen
Heeded to the message, changing their condition
And know that everything up until this point I've ever written
I submit as my repentance
And if its blessings You're sending my way
I beg You hold them to the judgement day
so maybe in Jannah you can look back and say... it was a lovely day, a lovely, a lovely day, yes a lovely day
Are my intentions, alright, am I doing for Allah
When I am looking deep deep down inside, do I have the right niyyah (intention)?
[Chorous]
Are my Intentions alright?
Am I doing for Allah?
When I'm looking deep, deep down inside
What got me to this point, why am I not surprised.
No need for rewind, my life flashes right before my
eyes,
I wasn’t unlike most, and specifically speaking
Grew up Muslim in public school, Islamic school on the
weekend,
Once in a while made it to Jummah maybe not even that,
As far as Islam is concerned it really wasn’t where my
head was at,
But it was cool if I made grades on the home front,
A 4.0 my parents bought me anything I want.
The "fly-est" gear to help me cop them digits,
Then maybe when I am 30 I'll become religious
But later came, my disposition stayed the same,
Live your life one way too long it's not so easy to
change
I refrained from the things that was said to help me
gain
And indulge in the things that I should of obstained
Mixed up caught up, going out of my brain
I guess it's about the time, I ran into "Mary Jane"
(Marijuana)
Inhalations in my breath, got my mind thinking less, oh
yes,
And in this state I met the angel of death,
And then came the time for Allah to resurrect,
My soul from the clutches of a six foot depth
I find myself surrounded by the company I kept
Realizing full well this was the day of regret
And over the horizon, slowly it crept,
Anticipation thoughts racing and I'm losing my breath
And with all my might my right arm I stretch,
Imagine my reaction, I caught my book in my left,
I caught my book in my LEFT!!! I caught my book in my
left!
Save me from the, Hell fire, Hell fire, Hell fire
Save me from the, Hell fire, Hell fire, Hell fire
Everybody will come to the hour
When we stand all alone in horror
And we hope that our deeds will help us through
Only one we can blame is ourselves
We were blessed with our youth and our health
And we wonder why our deeds are few
Everybody-gets a wake up call,
Take a warning before the nightfall
Use the time right now for making prayer
And on the day when there is no shelter
The good deeds are your only helpers
You'll be proud when you see that they're there.
I’m looking back now at my life on the earth
Been thinking about my deeds and what everything was
worth
Like the time I was listening to a speech about Hell,
It really made me scared cause he broke it down well,
Never you forget about those angels undercover, or
the..
Day when your good deeds are weighed against the others
Bad deeds brought together, then you discover
Your good deeds are just feathers, you start to shudder
Then- the- angels come nasty, ugly as ever,
Grab you by the forehead, and start to make you suffer
Hot, boiling water, Burning fire forever,
Waiting for a pause in the pain, but it be never ->
As I rode to my school, I told myself there ain’t no
way I’m gonna be a fool,
And forget Allah’s rules.
Eyes on the prize, gonna stay wise,
As I go to class, socialize with the guys.
But whoa, look at the time, the next prayer’s in,
I’m here chillin’ - they’ll start staring
Slip to bathroom, find an empty classroom,
Don’t wanna miss a prayer here at school or even at
home
Man it was a struggle, trying to be a Muslim and
staying out of trouble,
The stress seemed double,
Even watching TV, I had have patrol,
Hands on remote control, just to save my soul
But deep in my heart yo I knew it,
I could really do it, If I pushed myself through it,
Living all my youth with Islam, see it only grew me
stronger,
Withholding temptations for longer and longer,
But now it pays off, if the fire stays off,
Be chilling for eternity forever days off,
Got my book in right and my fate is looking well,
They put struggles of my youth on the good side of my
scale
With the mercy of Allah, I won’t fail, Cause truly
Not a moment, not a moment did I want in Hell.
Cause not a moment, not a moment would I want in hell.
Ummi and Abi (Mother and Father)
This one is for you
I know I'm speakin' kinda different
But the message shines through
Just like that after fajr sun
Felt commanded by the One
Shine a light on those who raised righteous daughters and sons
So, accept their purpose
Immersed in Allah's worship
Bartering this time in life
For an after life purchase
Started early in the season
Way back when we was teethin'
Sealed Islam in our hearts
So later on we be strictly DEENIN
I beg for their protection and forgiveness
And bestow on them Your mercy Allah
Which is endless
And on these words I stand true
As long as I'm alive I'll be praying for you
Come on!
[Chorous]
This goes out to my Ummi's and Abi's
Raising up these young Muslims to be Jannahtees (people of heaven)
This goes out to my young Uhktees (sisters) rocking hijab in the midst of the hot summers heat
This goes out to my young Akis (brothers) hold it down
for now
Cause one day we'll take the lead ya'll
This goes out to the Muslim family
It's a special dedication to you from me
To all my sisters we see ya'll out there
And don't fret because the people like to gawk and stare
It seems unfair
But some times it's with sincerity
Shocking to their system to see so much purity
Demonstrated in your adab (good manners) and your hijab (hair cover)
Eyes staring but their souls there wishing that they had
Your place in time
being righteously inclined
Purity of heart and mind
Guidance from the One, who swore by the time
that patience and adherence bring sustenance
Provisions from Allah SWT which is heaven sent
But TV, magazines, how fair they make it seem for you to leave the Deen
be his lifelong dream
And don't be confused, Shaitan (satan) pulls double duty
He's doing all he can to have you display your beauty
You're soldiers at war so prepare for the attack
And call on Allah cause He's got your back
This goes out to my Ummi's and Abi's
Raising up these young Muslims to be Jannahtees
This goes out to my young Uhktees rocking hijab in the midst of the hot summer's heat
This goes out to my young Akis hold it down for now
Cause one day we'll take the lead ya'll
This goes out to the Muslim family
It's a special dedication to you from me
Ya ahkhi, shibabul Muslimeen
Future leaders and receivers of this blessed Deen
To me it seems, Shaitan got us caught up in a scheme
Ever been on a drive? Inside in your ride
And your looking through the glass, see a car on the side
The engine's broken and the car is smoking
And the dude is shaking cause the heat is baking
Or this cat's (guy) gotta flat, and the spare's all whack
No jack in the back, and no clue where he's at
There ain't no real rush, but you roll right by
Not even asking the guy if he needs a supply
He might be alright, and to pass ain't a sin
But within you feel bad the state that he's in
How hard would it been, just to ask "you ok"?
That might be the deed that you need to succeed
That might be the deed that will so please Allah
That your forgiven the sinning you did when you was living
It's a small little thing, that can cling and just ring
And will bring the blessing from Allah Who's the King
We pass on the deeds cause they seem all small
But it might be the deed that's the best of them all
Mad when see all the passes I took
On these small little deeds I just overlook
I just can't believe
Small little deeds that I overlook, can you see?
Little deeds that I overlook, and you read
I read about it in my holy book, it says
Small deeds never overlook
Picking up trash on the path in a flash
Taking glass from the grass, as you pass to your class
A smile goes a mile and is sure worthwhile
When a brother's hostile, and has been for awhile
Put a dollar every day in the sadaqah (charity)
It may be small but you do it for the baraka (blessing)
I know you're saving for the Polo and the Nautica
A poor student but you do it just to please Allah
Things like praying for an ailing brother, under the weather
Obeying yo your lovely mother, it's for the better
Stay and help your baby brother, put on a sweater
Even saying good to one another when you're together
Advice to another sister about a mister
Your wife always go and kiss her, tell her you miss her
At night do quiet dikhr (mentioning God), and pray the witr
Invite a guy who wants to bicker, to share a snicker
Grand plans expand in our small little hands
But we overlook demands that just seem like strands
We get jammed on exams, cause we skip the small things
Small baby deeds come, bring the blessings!
I just can't believe
Small little deeds that I overlook, can you see?
Little deeds that I overlook, and you read
I read about it in my holy book, it says
