What have you done for this Day (Spoken Word Film)
Talk Islam presents its latest spoken-word piece produced by OnePath Network. The poem titled ‘What have you done for this Day’, captures the horrifying reality of a day we will all have to face. The vocals only track featuring Essam of Third World United, prompts us to repeatedly ask ourselves this one question before we reach our inevitable fate. The lyrics are as follows: What have you done for this day? What have you done for the day your body is laid onto a bed of dirt, mud and clay, in a hole that is cold, dark and grey 6 feet deep only to be locked away As your family gathers outside to pray They say their goodbyes and cry until they can no longer stay you hear their footsteps slowly fade Until you come to realise That you are now all alone in your grave The silence sinks in until you are suddenly faced By two Angels who sit you up in your place Asking who is your Lord, who is your Prophet and what is your faith? What will you say? On the day the trumpet is blown and our bodies are raised out of our graves and onto the plains under the sun without any shade Barefoot and naked with nothing to cover our shame. On the day we stand sweaty and scared From terrors of which no one is spared Terrors that a leave a child grey-haired¹ I mean what have you prepared? For the day a mother abandons her young² A father will flee from his son And everyone will panic and run As though they are drunk but they are not drunk ولكن عذاب الله شديد Rather the punishment of Allah is severe On the day the scales are brought? And our works are weighed The books are dispersed And our deeds are displayed Every major every minor Every action that was made And Even if it was an atom It will be written in a page³ On the day all is revealed And all secrets are leaked Our lips will be sealed And our limbs will speak From our hands to our feet⁴ Bearing witness of all we used to reap On the day the Fire’s exposed for all to see⁵ Causing all of mankind to drop to its knees⁶ trembling and weak, begging God Please, If you just take us back we’d be of those who believe⁷ What have you done for this day? For the day Paradise is brought near⁸ Towards the pious and towards the sincere For them is no sadness for them is no fear For them is a life of everlasting happiness and cheer So will you be of those in Al- Jannah or those in Al-Sa’eer (The Blaze) What have you done for this day? On a day we take the Siraat over the Blaze And tread on a path, thinner than a hair yet sharper than a blade Will you be of those who fall or those who are saved? يوم يعض الظالم على يديه On a day an oppressor will bite on his hands scream out and say How I wish I had taken with the Messenger a way⁹ How I wish I never took such a friend as a friend¹⁰ For he led me astray How I wish I was of those who obeyed¹¹ What have you done for this day? AKA the Day of Judgement, the Day of Regret The Day of Resurrection also known as the Day of Recompense So if you hear these words, I urge you to stop and reflect Take a moment to pause and repent Make an intention to make some amends And ponder this question again and again until you reach the very end. What have I done for this day?References:
- Quran 73:17
- Quran 22:2
- Quran 18:49
- Quran 36:65
- Quran 79:36
- Quran 19:68
- Quran 6:27
- Quran 50:31
- Quran 25:27
- Quran 25:28
- Quran 33:66