I find myself in darkness. Unable to move.
Tears stream my face. Light, I need Light.
I think of Younus in the belly of the whale. عليه السلام
In the depth of the ocean. In the darkness of night.
He cried out, ‘There is no God but You, Glory
be to You. Indeed, I have been of the wrong-doers.’
His darkness vanished. His prayers were answered.
I think of Ibrahim, they swept him into the fire. عليه السلام
Blazing fire. Melting heat. Burning day.
He cried out , ‘ Sufficient for me is Allah and
He is the best disposer of affairs.’
The fire cooled down. His prayers were answered.
I think of Yaqoob , blinded by grief. عليه السلام
Separated from his two beloved sons.
He cried out, ‘I complain of my grief and
sadness to Allah’. Sabrun Jameel – he epitomised.
Sight regained. Sons reunited. His prayers were answered.
I think of Ayoob. Wealth and family -all lost. عليه السلام
Disease runs through his every cell.
He cried out, ‘Indeed, adversity has touched me,
and You are the most Merciful of the merciful.’
His Rizq was bestowed back. His prayers were answered.
I think of Musa. Between the sea and Pharoah. عليه السلام
The merciless enemy or the unrelenting water.
He said, with unwavering faith upon His Master
‘Verily, with me is my Lord, He will guide me’
The sea parted. Saved. His prayers were answered.
I think of Zachariah. Old age beckoned. عليه السلام
White hair and frail body. Widout a heir.
He cried out, ‘Bless me from Yourself a heir,
who will inherit from me and from the family of Yaqoob’
To him was gifted Yahya. His prayers were answered.
I think of the Beloved at Taif. Stones thrown. ﷺ
Humiliated. Saddened beyond words.
He cried , ‘ I seek refuge in the Light of Your Face,
By which all darkness is dispelled.’
Mira’aj was his next journey. His prayers were answered.
Seas parted. Fires cooled. Child born. Sons reunited.
All with the help of heartfelt, sincere duas.
I raise my hands in prayer, to dispel me of this darkness,
to protect from Hamm and hazan
for my Rizq, not to be restricted from me.
Ya Rabb…
(Reposted from my old blog – Querencia )
What a beautiful compilation! Thanks for sharing this great post. May Allah fulfil our desires, He thinks must be answered.
Thank you.
Ameen ya Rabb
Ma sha Allah this was a great read
Thank you.
This was so elegant and beautiful!
Shukran.
So well written, Allah is here for us, he listens. We should believe it 100% and trust his plan but continue to ask. honestly this post came at the right time for me
Thank you 🙂 May He bless us!
This is absolutely beautiful. You have a wonderful way with words, mashaAllah.
Thank you for the kind words.
Masha’Allah, this is moving sister. This is soul searching poetry! Alf mabrook on digging deep and spitting this amazing piece out! xx 🙂
Shukran. May He bless us all.
Ameen, wa iyyakum.
Masha Allah… Tabaarak Allah. Beautifully written… These are timeless reminders indeed!
We need to call to Him in all situations.
Shukran.
Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful! MashAllah, you have a gift 🙂
MashaAllah,
heart melting piece of work,
kudos.
MashaAllah, Beautiful article, Thanks for sharing with us 🙂
ma sha Allah
So amazing and a much needed reminder
Allah is capable of cooling the fire splitting the sea and recovering you from deseases all you have to do is pray and have faith in his qadr
Masha’Allah this is lovely! Going to share it to my FB!
Thank you 🙂
Ma sha Allah! What a beautiful poem/dua. <3 You are so talented.