I once climbed a mountain, <br />to see what was on the other side. <br />There I found a man, <br />with his arms open wide. <br />As I watched him standing there, <br />I noticed the beauty of the valley below. <br />Fear never entered my mind, <br />as I reached out my hand <br />to a man I did not know. <br />As I touched his hand, <br />my life flashed before my eyes, <br />All the bad mixed with the good, <br />I guess that's when I began to realize. <br />Standing there in the valley of peace, <br />Was Allah in life form. <br />He washed all my sins away. <br />That was the day I was truly born.<br /><br />Mahfooz Ali<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-man-i-did-not-know/
