I have seen goodness from destiny, my God,
And I live awaiting more goodness still. With my prayer forever surging in my heart,
Poetry: Faith
Poems by Akrom Malik, newest first. Pick one for your mood.
My God, never make the child of Adam
Base and worthless and ungrateful. The wretches who have clung to Satan
My eyes were blind, were blind completely,
I put my trust in someone I thought great. I called his words both right and true,
Someone left, without a word, in silence,
They abandoned you as if they'd buried you dead. As if you alone were left unhappy,
Make me free, released from the ego's goading,
Fill my heart with light until it brims and overflows. So that I may not see the faults of others,
At times I was heedless, at times my senses were with me,
At times my friend was faithful, at times an ill-omened friend. To bow my neck to You, to bend before You —
However much hurt and cruelty came from you,
I prayed for you, prayer upon prayer. Never did I say, “Be gone and be removed,”
Let your mind be at ease, be at peace —
I have cast you into a dungeon you cannot leave. Do not worry, do not be anxious —
Let our foes stir up mischief, so be it,
Let them spread slander behind our backs. Whoever is of falsehood, so be it,
Whatever calamity befell me,
I never said, “Kill me,” O God. Nothing but a good opinion of You
O my Lord, make Your words a lamp within my heart,
Set an eternal parting between me and rebellion. Let me repent again and again, and give thanks and worship,
My Lord, to You be praise and endless glorification,
I am Your slave, and You Yourself are my Master. In this world the only thing that holds my body together
I am Your wretched servant, my compassionate Lord,
No one but You is my refuge. Without Your remembrance I am left lost and bewildered,
If you remember the Truth, if you recite the Quran,
Wondrous moments will surround you and embrace you. Intimacy and peace will rain down upon your heart,
The affairs of this world cannot be set right,
The affairs of no person can be set right. Mend one side, and another side will crack,
You are the Only One, You are the One, O God,
You are in need of no one at all. Every flaw is far removed from Your Being,
You who, calling on God, became slaves of the world,
You straws turned to ash in Satan’s fire, When at times egos stray and make mistakes,
My Lord, cleanse my heart of every stain,
Leave no room in it for malice and enmity. Perhaps, if You grant me a place in the eternal garden,
I had been scattered piece by piece,
And you are gathering me speck by speck. I chewed myself, I ate myself in bits,
I am a creature as lowly as an ant. Alas,
Did I call the ant lowly? Forgive me... How heedless I am, for from the very start, O Allah,
The greatest blessing is to know God,
To know God and to seek refuge in Him. Expecting from Him every grace and gift,
Divine manifestations have filled this world,
It is the servant’s duty to plead and to beseech. If your heart can see, it will confess and affirm —
The greatest blessing is to know God,
To know God and to seek refuge in Him. Expecting from Him every grace and gift,
Divine manifestations have filled this world,
It is the servant’s duty to plead and to beseech. If your heart can see, it will confess and affirm —