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A Taste Sweeter than Honey
By Haroon Sellars
A day of fasting is a
day of caution
Feeling
fatigued from
desirous exhaustion
Pass
or fail is a matter
of the unseen
So
I must struggle on to keep
my record clean
A
tune up for the soul much more vital
than a car
To
clean up a sinful heart
encrusted like tar
It’s
been a little while since I entered
into this state
I
taste the bitterness of patience
during my tasteless wait
The
sting of thirst
settles in
As
well as painful memories
of sin
Realizing
how much my soul
has been ignored
Realizing
that true hunger
is distance from my Lord
Realizing
careless words
that cut like a knife
Realizing
I have never been
truly hungry in my life
Realizing
I have much longer to go
than I thought
Realizing
that purification is not a thing
easily bought
But
it is a gift for the
sick and diseased
It
is a gift from
a Lord well pleased
Like
one searching all his life
for a lost treasure
Imagine
living for one second
outside of this pleasure!
Oh
how I hope that He is pleased with me
when I return
Oh
how I hope to be shown my mistakes now
that I might learn
Learn
to draw near
like those that draw nearest
Learn
to make a place in my heart
where His rememberance is dearest
Thoughts
crystal clear now
to see the ways of error
Reflection
upon that Great Day
its rewards and its terror!
Clear
is the wayof the rejecters
who have fled from His Light!
Clear
is the way of the reflectors
who flow with insight
Increasing
in certitude
of the Overwhelming Event!
Increasing
sensitivity to how
time is spent
Followers
of the Prophets
whose restraint gave them power!
Manifesters
of tawheed
shaitan can’t devour
Oh
consumers of the haram!
no surprise at how we’re behaving!
Why
isn’t the halal sufficient
to satisfy our craving!?
Are
you a Muslim
or a fool?
Please
accept this invitation
to a pool
Fed
by a river called kawthar
whiter than milk, sweeter than honey
For
those who’s Lord was Allah
not sex, food and money!
Rejoicing
that the life of this world
is a gonner
Waiting
for that first glance
at the One full of Majesty, Bounty and Honor!
How
joyful all these thoughts
as my heart seems to soften
Surely
I should fast more often! :-)
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