By Novid Shaid
Since its sudden appearance one morning onto the Arts corridor decades ago, the “Captivation” painting, a wonderful view of the countryside through a gigantic window perhaps in a stately home, had mystified academics, students and visitors to the university.
By Novid Shaid, 1997
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I battle with myself
Face to face, punch for punch,
My future launches at me in front
And my past creeps up from behind.
I dodge the assault of late night party invitations,
And avoid the ambushing memories of early mistakes:
Phone numbers of girls.
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Allah bless him and grant him peace, by Novid Shaid
February, 2011, Rabbi Al Awwal, 1432
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A humble homage to Al Dalailul Khayrat Part One
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Oh Lord, send Your peace and blessings ad infinitum,
upon Our Master and Liege Lord Muhammad,
whose face glows like the full moon,
whose smile dispels anguish and gloom
with locks like strands of silk woven from a heavenly loom
with eyes penetrating, and radiating certitude
By Novid Shaid, 2011
There’s a storm brewing
beyond the horizon.
Momentary flashes of electrical impulses
flicker far ahead
like a Divine pyrotechnic display
Soaring past the stars
Plunging through the seas
Drowning all who join
The Hadra sets them free
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Everlasting Lights!
Surround them and unite!
Novid Shaid, January, 2011
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Oh You, without form
Ar Rahman, Ar Raheem
Unlike all we imagine
Free of error and need.
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Oh Lord! As I witness this world
On the spellbinding screen
Showing pain and suffering
Worse than I could ever dream.
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By Novid Shaid, 2002
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Behold with your heart!
His everlasting light,
Behold with your heart, behold!
Behold with your heart!
This overwhelming sight,
Behold with your heart, behold!
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Beyond everything
Gazes the True King
Who fashioned all that we know.
Peerless is His might
Endless His timeless light
Find Him through your heart, behold
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Chorus: Behold with your heart! (…)
By Novid Shaid, December, 2010
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Oh Lord,
I cling on to the rocks of your sacred path,
dangling
over
the
bottomless
abyss
of
my
capricious
soul, Continue reading
By Novid Shaid, 2005
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The limpid drops of purity
Seep through their hearts instilling certainty.
They rain down on the turbidity,
Which veils their hearts with all things sensory,
by Novid Shaid, 2010, copyright
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Forgive me my dear sofa,
For my wilful arrogance,
It’s only now I’ve noticed
Your uncanny consciousness.
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Your seats are so inviting!
Your back so comforting!
We fall on you for joy and rest
And you oblige our every whim.
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