“Don’t worship Allah so He may give you. Rather, worship Him so He may be pleased. For when He is pleased, He will astonish you with His Gifts.”
By the dawn
And the ten nights
And the even and the odd
O you tranquil soul!
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing
[al-Fajr: 1-3; 27-28]
Loftiness is attained in accordance to one’s struggles,
And whoever seeks nobility, remains vigilant by night.
Whoever wishes to achieve without due effort,
Will waste their life seeking what’s impossible.
You search for glory and yet you sleep at night,
It’s only the seeker of pearls who dives deep into the sea.
– Imam al-Shafi’i, al-Diwan
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Determine affairs by what has elapsed…
كن عن همومك معرضا *** وكِل الأمور إلى القضا
وابشر بخير عاجلا *** تنسى به ماقد مضـــى
فلربَّ أمرٍ مُسخـط *** لك في عواقبه رضى
ولربما ضاق المضيق *** ولربما اتسع الفضا
الله يفعل ما يشاء *** فلا تكوننًّ معترضا
الله عودك الجميل *** فقس على ماقد مضى
“Turn away from your worries,
And entrust your affairs to the Decree.
Rejoice at the good which will soon be,
You will then forget what has gone by.
Perhaps an issue which upsets you,
Holds at its end what will gladden you.
Perhaps the tight road will constrict moreso,
And perhaps the universe will expand even more.
Indeed Allah does what He wishes,
So never be one who opposes (Him).
Allah is your beautiful source of strength,
So determine things by what has elapsed…”
– Safi al-Din al-Hali (an Arab poet)