Goodbye my friend

Goodbye my friend it's hard not to cry
But the contentment with Allah's decree we can't deny

Too soon is only for our earthly desire
Your life's fulfilment is what we admire

Strange how we met before you tied the knot
Your friendship in some way found in my heart a spot

Not always close in person but not distant in thought
Many things spoken and unspoken me you taught

And even now in death your fate is a reminder
Of your gentle character and no one kinder

As people gathered to pray and pay their respects
For sure it's prayers our Lord never rejects

Yes, we met at a time you took a bride
Eventually you took my choice of car as a ride

But your studious nature made you fairly well-read
And follow your example I can't tread

But in your children you leave behind those with love
For a father who treated everybody with kid glove

A wife so proud of having been your wife
For many came too soon the end of your life.

Farewell my friend as you journey to a world beyond
May Allah grant that we meet in paradise at the pond.