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.