From Camden to Kaaba

I don’t say too much,

you already know

I’ve never been the one for words

I keep my feelings somewhere inside

And sometimes leave them unheard But then I saw you for the

first time In Camden

And for someone who doesn’t speak much You left me with nothing

to say

You took my breath away,

I couldn’t find the words

I thought I’d seen beautiful before

But I’d never seen you first

Karima, my special one You changed my life without even trying You

became my home, you became my heart You gave my life a

different meaning

We may be different in so many ways But somehow we fit

just right You’re the part of me I never knew I needed

The one who makes me whole inside

Two strangers in 2009

You were shy and I was nervous

But Allah had written you for me

May 2010, we became husband and wife

I remember how nervous you were

You didn’t just become my wife

You became a part of my deen

And Allah brought us both together When He knew what I would

need

Karima, my special one You completed half my deen You helped me

find my way to Allah

And become the man I want to be I barely prayed before

I met you

Now missing Salah cuts me deep And I thank Allah for the

woman

Who helped awaken my heart to Him

I remember Beijing, the Great Wall of China You were frightened on

the cable car

Hong Kong and that special song We’ve travelled further than we knew

And then came the moment I’ll never forget

Standing before the Kaaba with you Seeing that House for the very

first time Knowing Allah had brought us there

After everything we’d travelled After everything we’d seen

There we stood together In the holiest place we’d ever been Karima,

my special one, If I could relive every day

I’d still choose the road that led to you

I’d still choose you the same way

From Camden

to the Kaaba From strangers to husband and wife Allah knew what

He was doing When He brought you into my life I won’t

forget getting lost in Mina All those long walks to the Mosque

Our feet were tired,

the nights were long But somehow we’d still smile Because every step

we took together

Made every hardship worthwhile

We’ve had our fights,

We’ve had our pain We’ve had to find our strength again

But every time the world got heavy

You were there beside me

You’re loving, kind and caring

Beautiful and selfless too The perfect mother to our children Zara,

Maya, Ali, Sofia and Zeyna too Five little blessings in our lives

Five pieces of me and you

Karima,

my special one

You completed half my deen And showed me what

true love can mean

I don’t say “I love you” enough

But if you could see inside my heart You’d know just how

much I do

I don’t say much… You know that’s just me But the day

I saw you in Camden You left me speechless… And all these

years later. You still do.

May Allah keep us together In this life…& reunite us in Jannah.