BUSHRA ZAKIR

Trust yourself to know what's true, To find your way in darkness. Let the world inspire you, Don't live your life in blindness. All this - created not by chance, But a solemn testimony. Find the importance of this life, And upon the path stay steady. Trust yourself to know what's true, Don't follow the absurd. Let the truth inspire you, For ignorance can be cured.

The Moon, The Sky, The Stars. They say They bring the night And soul to life. But I forgot about all of them when all I see behind is you, My Creator.

Don't ask for patience when you feel the world crumbling on your shoulders. My mother tells me ask for strength, ask for Hikmah, brows knitted, I gaze at her. She continues, You've not endured enough pain, to know what patience is. What if that unexpected sorrow becomes a test of your Iman ? When you face a problem everything else becomes a hurdle. Rather it is you who isn't able to find the strength & wisdom to face it.

My heart craved for something. I started digging, To find the gems of the world, Nothing stopped me. I went deeper, What I got was not enough, While sinking into the deep ocean of desires, While wishing to have each and everything, While losing all the hopes, While losing all the sleep,  Nothing soothed me. I had no more strength to move on, I had no more strength to face the world, I had no more strength to hold on. Then, I saw something bright coming towards me, That's all I wanted, That's all I needed. I moved forward, Wondering. That was the time, When I saw a rope, The rope Of Allah I hold it tightly. That's the rope which, Brightened me, Nourished me, Filled the emptiness inside me, Completed me. I said, "Alhamdulillah."  What did I do to deserve this honor? Indeed, the mercy of Allah!  Now I have the light.  The light that guides me,  The light of hope and mercy. ...

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A man cannot directly choose his circumstances, but he can choose his thoughts and so indirectly, yet surely shape his circumstances.  - James Allen was a British philosophical author known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of his own movement. His most famous work, As One Man Thinketh, has been extensively produced since its publication in 1903. It has been an inspirational resource for motivators and self-help authors. 1864-1912