My friend Maghrib — version 2

Islamic

He comes at sunset
we sit late into the night
staring into one another's eyes
waiting wondering how many more times he will visit before Allah
We drink tea and read together wishing for some earthly emotion some permanence or hope
we assure each other of eternity before Allah
I remember the first time we met as the sun laid before us
I didnt even know his name he just watched me as I wept before Allah
Sometimes still we cry together wishing in some strange way
that we never met each other
that we never knew what truth is wanting to live life like the world does before Allah
But mostly after the tears
we remember the promises
the ayats and the surahs
and we write them and recite them
hoping waiting and wanting and claiming to believe before Allah
today we have hope.