Don't Cry for Me Andalusia

Don’t cry for me Andalusia,
the truth is not too pleasing to tell.

You were once the apple of me eyes,
the crowning glory,
the manifestation of a magnanimous society,
the torch bearers of knowledge,
to enlighten your community,
at a time when your neighbors,
were still shrouded in darkness and ignorant,
living in abject poverty and callousness,
when yours were the shining light,
as beacons of learning and eternal Guidance,
with bountiful acquaintance to share,
with the might to expand,
to new frontiers,
making you the power of the day,
churning at your heights,
such luminaries as ibn Rushd and al-Qurtubi,
creating such marvels as the Alhambra,
and Medina Azzahra,
for the world to witness,
the grandiose of your civilization,
until to this present day.

But what had become of you?
after more than 800 years,
of glorious existence,
the magical you,
had suddenly vanished,
from the face of this earth,
dark clouds had descended once more,
no more harmony, no more magnanimity
only ruins and melancholy,
to witness your past splendors.

Don’t cry for me Andalusia,
the truth is bitter to swallow,
through nobody else’s faults,
except your own.

The chance of a permanent presence,
in the lands of the Castile and beyond,
was drowned in your worldly pursuits,
of power and decadent pleasures,
at the expense of your holy role,
as God’s Khalifah on this earth,
as the torch bearers,
until your weaknesses and corrupted existence,
were too glaring,
even for the enemies to ignore,
a heavy price to pay,
through annihilation and humiliation,
being banished from your homeland,
in utter disgrace,
through no faults of others,
but your own.

So, don’t cry for me Andalusia,
even your own descendents,
are asking now,
for the tragedy that befell,
as they have not even heard of you!

Me missing you oh Andalusia,
hoping your shining lights,
will once again shines bright,
as a testimony,
of your pristine glory,
at the behest of the Almighty.

Happy new year 1431H!
Happy new year 2010 AD!
May the new year spirits,
bring us closer together,
to the path of truth,
and peaceful way of life.