{"id":3931,"date":"2023-08-06T03:46:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T03:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/writers-house-review\/?page_id=3931"},"modified":"2023-08-06T03:46:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T03:46:08","slug":"a-shukr-coated-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/writers-house-review\/vol-4-winter-2023-2024\/a-shukr-coated-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A Shukr-Coated Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Naziyah Rahman<\/em><\/h4>\n

 <\/p>\n

Shukr<\/span><\/i>, the Arabic word for gratitude,<\/span><\/p>\n

Is not a word, but a way of life.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Alhamdulillah \u2013 <\/span><\/i>All praise is to God<\/span><\/p>\n

For the clothes on my body<\/span><\/p>\n

For the food that I eat,<\/span><\/p>\n

For the air that I breathe,<\/span><\/p>\n

For the company I keep.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Look<\/span><\/i> at the world around you<\/span><\/p>\n

See it, hear it, feel it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Remove your mind from your life,<\/span><\/p>\n

Recognize all your privileges.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

No matter what I endure,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The hardships and the suffering,<\/span><\/p>\n

The blessings in my life are countless<\/span><\/p>\n

Alhamdulillah <\/span><\/i>for everything.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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Naziyah Rahman<\/strong> writes, “Hi! My name is Naziyah Rahman, and I\u2019m majoring in Biological Sciences with a minor in Creative Writing in the Class of 2024. I\u2019m from South Brunswick, NJ, and I like to use poetry and other forms of Creative Writing to expand my own lens on life and make the world seem a little brighter.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Naziyah wrote this poem in a creative writing class taught by Professor Susan Miller. Miller selected this piece for inclusion in WHR<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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