I Fear to Boil…

Peace, one and all…

Poem 5 returns to more strictly personal matters.  Ya Allah!  You are the goal of all; help me to reach You!

I Fear to Boil…

‘O my Lord!
You turn the night into day,
and day into night.
In the same way, You turn our hearts
in a constant ebb and flow of Love.

O my Lord!
You test us with all of life’s ills
and all of life’s calamities,
as is Your right;
I seek no argument with Your blessed decree.
Rather, I submit with a willing heart.

But my Lord, the tests are difficult
and I have no hope of success,
should You withhold Your favour.

And though the chickpea must go into the pot,
it still fears to boil…’

Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman