J.M. Ismail

Having led a good life
Leaving behind a beloved wife,
Two sons - seed of a love consummated marriage,
Daughters-in-law and grandchildren
Of a happy home in a foreign soil
In grief and bereavement

You have hastened before us
To meet our Maker -
"Verily we are for God,
Verily to Him we shall return"

Ismail, boon companion,
Bosom friend,
When the bitter news reached us
Your mortal remains were laid to rest in Perth,
We recalled those moments of joy and mirth
You shared with us in the days of yore;

We grieve deeply you are no more.
The countenance of your sweet smile
Shall always remain etched in our memory.

J.M., we pray for you;
May Almighty Allah, the merciful God
Forgive your sins and grant you
Eternal Bliss in Jennathul Firdause.
Aamin.

S. M. Farook - Matale