Conversations with Baba

Habibti…

Come here.

Sit beside me for a moment.

I know your heart is hurting.

I know.

And wallahi…

if I could take this pain from you myself,

I would.

Do you think it was easy for me

to leave you behind?

Ya binti…

I was crying too.

Not because I was afraid of Allah.

Never that.

But because you are my daughter.

Because I loved you so much

that even while my body was failing,

I was still thinking about you.

Still worrying about you.

Still wanting to protect your heart.

Baba