This is a message I received today from my 7 year-old cousin. His parents recently went to Mecca for Omra, and apparently he wasn't prepared for the sudden disconnect :) He wrote a poem about his feelings, here it goes:salam labass hahiyya wa7d l oughniyya dartha ana mlli kanou machyin l makkah n3awd fiha hmoumi tta nghnnihalak hak ghi les paroles:
darouha biya mchaw lmkka w khalla w'Khallawni
by Alae Sayah
mlli galouli tmntach lyoum...........yana 7ssabni rani fi noum
mlli rakbou f l mchina...............yana chddatni l aghbina
mlli rakbou f a ttayara..............khllaw fi galbi mara
houma mchaw l mkka...................wana 3atiha llbka
houma machaw yzourou la9bar..........wana lli galbi ma yassbar
houma mchaw l ajjama3................wana khllawni dama3
houma 3atyinha llssla................wtgoul 7ak fi 3ini bassla
3ini ma bghat etrayyad m addmou3.....3la799ach rani mafgou3
houma yssam3ou llsoudaysi............wanaya 7argni rassi
houma sajda mour sajda...............wanaya marda mour marda
houma yaklou ghir achchwa............wanaya nakoul ghir a ddwa