Peace, one and all…
The Messenger of God (alaihi al-salatu wa al-salam) said, ‘Consider well contentment, for it is a treasure without end’
(al-Tabarani)
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
Archive for May 10th, 2007
On Contentment
May 10, 2007Be Close, Beloved
May 10, 2007Peace, one and all…
Be Close, Beloved
When life narrows and all things wail of test and trial,
be close, Beloved, be close.
When hands open into sunlight and ease chases hardship away,
be close, Beloved, be close.
When this selfishness of me breaks forth into the world,
be close, Beloved, be close.
In all things, my Beloved, be close
and let naught come between us.
(Abdur Rahman, 10th May 2007)
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
The Maker of All Cloth
May 10, 2007Peace, one and all…
The Maker of All Cloth
If this world is a marketplace,
then take care
when you enter
the spirit’s bazaar,
for though you will find
wares both colourful and exotic,
bright colour and foreign fragrance
are not guarantees of authenticity.
My friend, you must fashion
the cloth you buy there
into Love-garments
of your own design.
Many will offer to help you
and claim to work for naught,
but be on your guard, O beloved soul,
lest their cloth becomes a straightjacket to trap you.
But be not downcast,
for tailors of goodness and skill,
of honest blood and bone,
exist in all places.
And, beyond them
stands the Maker of All Cloth,
who will fashion all your longings
into never-ending brocades of Love.
(Abdur Rahman, May 10th 2007)
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
