Why Islam is my choice — Page 89
89 Y ū suf ‘Al ī How I Accepted Isl ā m I am just a simple poet, Joseph was my name And after I accepted Isl ā m, Y ū suf it became God gives gifts, and when he gave me mine It was Him and His prophets plus rhythm and rhyme How I accepted Isl ā m, many people ask Therefore, let me explain to you this heartfelt task My family were God-leaning people so they would say Yet, I often wondered why not in God’s name we should pray My mother would prepare our meal, and that was very nice Yet, I would wonder why not thank God instead of Jesus Christ I only read the Bible because I was in need of God Yet all I did get was an indecisive mental plod