THE VEIL



They say,??Oh, poor girl,

you are so beautiful you know.

It??s a shame that you cover

up your beauty so.??

She just smiles and

graciously responds

reassuringly,

??This beauty that I have is

just one simple part of me.

This body that I have, no

stranger has the right to see.

These long clothes, this

shawl I wear, ensure my

modesty.

Faith is more essential than

fashion, wouldn??t you agree???

This hijab,

#This mark of piety,

Is an act of faith, a symbol,

For all the world to see.

A simple cloth, to protect her

dignity.

So lift the veil from your heart

to see the heart of purity.#



They tell her,??Girl, don??t you

know this is West and

you are of free?

You don??t need to be

oppressed, ashamed of your

feminity.??

She just shakes her heads

and she speaks so

assuredly,

??See the bill-boards and the

magazines that line the

check-out isles,

with their phony painted

faces and their air-brushed

smiles ?

Well their sheer clothes and

low cut gowns they are really

not for me.

You call it freedom, I call it

anarchy.



Repeat ##

Lift the veil from your heart

and seek the heart of purity.



by Dawud....