All the Best

Study well, Sleep well A day before the exams
But don't tell, That I didn't tell
All the best for the exams

Becoz you make ur luck
By the hours u clock
Days before the exams

Incase prep is not enough
The going may get rough
So .... "All the best"
and pray God grants u grace
When things get really really tough.. 
  
Study well, Sleep well A day before the exams 

Rain Prayer

Can the rain wash away my sin
Can the pain go away from within
Can the wounds be healed today
Can the mind come to rest I pray

Will there be a consideration for me
Will thou hear my plea
Will this rain renew my being
Will there be a rainbow for me

In the lightning I see your presence
In the raindrop I feel your essence
In the rumbling thunder I hear u scold
Give me the will to follow what u hv told

If not in you whom shall I depend
If not today when shall I repent
This rain I feel is a message from thee
From the skies directly to me

Renew me Renew me
My humble plea
May this rain wash my pains away
May the wounds be healed today
Grant me peace of mind, I pray

(Written by Jibrael Jos )
( Inspired by the rain today in Bangalore)

Shadow And Light

Shadow looms in front of you
and sometimes behind
Its due to a light,
so don't mind

Why are you afraid
don't be
Focus on the light
Let the darkness be

Pray to God
and believe
Because if light falls from above
Shadows will be under thee

With his grace one day
may you be.
The light, to dispel
the shadow from another being

Jibrael Jos

Search Of Love

I went in search of love
In the valleys deep
On the mountain steep
In the rivers wide
On the brook side

But she eluded me
She avoided me
I started to perceive
As all make believe

I went in search of God
In temples small
In churches tall
In prayer halls long
In conventions strong

But he eluded me
He avoided me
I started to perceive
As all make believe

I started breathing
I started singing
I started running
I started giving

I started seeing
I started feeling
I started caring
I started living

And guess who came looking for me?

Now I see love not only in
valleys deep
mountains steep....
But also on the roadside
In a beggars smile
Pending work file
Long queue near a water pump
Kids playing beside a garbage dump

Jibrael Jos

How Do You Pray?

Mathematicians do the sine of the cos
Postman rings a bell
Alcoholic fill themselves with the spirit
Actor's look up to the light
Teachers' raise their voices
Property Dealers chant hOMe hOMe
Coder's look in to their sin-tax
How do you pray?

Jibrael Jos

Crossroads Of Forty

I stand at cross roads of forty
And look down at the years gone by
Was I at the steering wheel
Or was God controlling from the sky

I stood at the cross roads of twenty
And not once did I wonder why
I was blessed so abundantly
Was it God who lifted me high?

I stood at the cross roads of thirty
And felt like a squashed little fly
Somebody carried and revived me
Was it God who helped me cry! !

Twenty Thirty and Forty
With all the ups and downs gone by
I like to believe that the Almighty
Does customized settings from the sky

My hand has left the steering wheel
The wind is rushing by
My eyes are enjoying the scenery
And the rainbow in the sky

Jibrael Jos