My dreaming language, dear English tongue!
Through Shakespeare you’ve enthralled the old and young
But through imperialism and technology
You’ve left a trail of pain and lethargy
So let me boost your lexis and your art
By using you to praise the Prophet’s heart!
Dear English tongue, Muhammad, peace on him
His miracle was light that shone within
So brilliant and fine his inner light
That Aisha found a needle deep in the night!
Dear English tongue, Muhammad, peace on him
His character was pure, beyond the whim
His miracle was the eloquent Quran
Whose verses still the soul, protect from harm
Dear English tongue, Muhammad, peace on him,
You may ask us, why do we love him?
As when he was accosted by cruel words
He was loving despite the hate he heard
Dear English tongue, you may think this rather odd
But through Muhammad, you will reach The Only God
The Only One, that people in the West
Think is a myth and their English tongue knows best
But English tongue, know this I do beseech
That every word exists through Allah’s speech…
And Peace and Blessings on Muhammadan!
From Edinburgh, and Cardiff and London!