“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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Not everything that flies, was born with wings.
Not everything that flies was born with wings.
How captivating is the butterfly;
the way it floats,
flutters,
dips,
and then soars.
But it was once a tiny creature
unnoticed
by the eyes of men;
born with hundreds
of tiny feet,
stuck to the bark of a tree.
But today
it enchants,
captures the gaze,
and leads the way.
Steps will lead
to leaps,
and persistence leads
to progress.
Not everything that flies
was born with wings,
so remember your ability to soar.