Poem: Farewell
by Mrs. Rasheed Mohammed
Al-Ahmadiyya, August 1980 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 8, p. 20)
Tonight we all have gathered
To say to you goodbye.
The fact that it is very sad
Is what we can’t deny.
To refresh our minds and strengthen our faith
From far away you came
With open hearts and grateful minds
Your work we all proclaim.
Your mission here is over
Your work, exceedingly well done;
Your memory we’ll always cherish
Long after you are gone.
To meet you was great pleasure
But the parting is with pain.
May Allah bless and keep you
Until we meet again.
Note: Delivered on the occasion of a farewell function at Fireburn, Freeport, Trinidad, West Indies.