Thursday, March 20, 2014

Temporary

the worldly passion that your heart attach to that much,
will it not last,
even longer,
in a blink of eyes,
dissappear,
it will be someday.

the excitement
nor the ordeals,
will remain.

As long as the breath in,
thank Allah
and exhale
and release to gain relief.

2 comments:

  1. Anis, a poem by Imam al-Shafi’i:

    "Let days go forth and do as they please
    And remain firm when settled is the Decree

    Don’t be afraid of what happens by night
    For the affairs of this world are not to last

    And be a man, strong in the face of calamities
    And let your nature be that of kindness and honesty

    If your faults become too much in front of the people
    And you wish that they were to be concealed,

    Then know that kindness covers all faults
    And how many faults are kept hidden by kindness!

    No sadness lasts forever, nor any happiness
    And you shall not remain in poverty, or any luxury

    Generosity cannot be hoped from the miserly
    For no water exists in the Fire for the thirsty

    Your provision will not be decreased due to life’s delays
    And it cannot be increased due to your haste

    If, in your heart, you possess contentment
    Then you and those who possess the world are equal

    And for him upon whose horizon death descends,
    No earth can offer him protection, nor any sky

    Indeed, the earth of Allah is certainly vast
    But if decree descends, then the world constricts

    Let days be the ones that betray you at all times
    For no cure can avail a person of death."

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