In the stillness before dawn, I reflect on the disquiet within my heart. Worries swirl relentlessly like dry leaves in circles. What can grant my weary soul rest? I search inward for balm.
Perhaps worldly rewards bring lasting joy? But wealth and fame inevitably fade, their promise turning hollow. Or the love of family? Yet even dear faces one day pass into memory.
All that emerges fades back to Allah. No mortal bonds or earthly gains fully satisfy the divine spark within. For my fitrah craves nourishment transient things cannot provide. Where lies true serenity safe from loss?
As first light touches the horizon, the veil lifts – remembrance of Allah alone brings abiding peace. In surrendered prayer, anxious thoughts subside, realign to stillness. Heart softened and drawn to timeless Source, ephemeral concerns recede into insignificance.
This state transforms all endeavors by aligning them to higher aims. Purpose flows from divine will, egoistic gambits receding. With renewed wisdom, I give freely without seeking returns. Equanimity emerges from presence in the eternal now.
Verily, dhikr – remembrance – realigns the priorities within. Disquiet melts into tranquility. Freed from inner storms, I now walk steadily upon waves that once drowned inner peace. All from turning vision away from shadows, into Light ever-present.
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Qamar ul Islam 