when i’m gone

know that i was never truly here

for i thought so much of that other world

and the days were filled with planting

so now has come the time

to reap what i had sown

الله

when i’m gone

don’t cry for me

because i have gone ahead

to the land that i have dreamed of

in pursuit of the company

of the men who have inspired me

to follow their footsteps

الله

when i’m gone

know that i will still love you

and i will carry the hope

of our reunion

in gardens underneath which rivers flow

الله

when i’m gone

and there are no more breaths left to take

and no more plans left to make

know that the freedom i have craved

is finally within my grasp

الله

for my Lord has made a promise

based on the exit from non-existence

that brought about my short stay here

and if I cannot trust the promise of the Lord

and my own experience of existence

then trust does not exist

الله

there are journeys still unthought

and dreams for which i have fought

as time unravels and space starts to bend

in a somewhere without end

when i’m gone

لا إله إلا الله