When the Earth Falls

When the Earth Falls is a powerful and deeply personal collection of poetry exploring faith, identity, loss, injustice, and the search for meaning in a fractured world. Inspired by the richness of Arabic poetic tradition and shaped by lived experience, Abdul Hai’s poems speak with honesty, conviction, and compassion, inviting readers to reflect on the moral and spiritual questions of our age.

From the anguish of war and displacement to the quiet moments of prayer, family, and self-examination, these poems journey through landscapes of pain and hope. They confront colonialism, exile, consumerism, mortality, and the challenges of the contemporary Muslim experience while affirming the resilience of faith and the dignity of the human spirit.

Praised as “a powerful collection” and recommended for its emotional depth, courage, and craftsmanship, When the Earth Falls introduces a distinctive new poetic voice whose work challenges, inspires, and invites readers to see both the world-and themselves-with renewed clarity.