Nisbah Magazine NIsbah, Winter 2019 | Page 12

The Luggage I long for a travel, so long yet so near I take my first steps, on the path which appear, The road is so clear, the goal is so near, “Come! My slave come”, is the call I can hear. But how do I move forward, how do I go ahead? I don’t have the means, how can I further tread? I must gather the luggage, I must pack my bag, Just some good deeds I must put in my sack. The deeds are weighed as it’s not about the count, For that my intentions must be sincere and sound. The dhikr at dawn and a few rakaahs at night, Some act of charity, which I must hold on tight. But is that enough? Is it going to get me through? I feel I need some luggage of my heart too, A heart of patience, a heart of humility, To forgive His creation, I need the ability. The sincerity of my deeds, the purity of my heart, Is my precious luggage, which gets my journey to start. May Allah I accept us all, Nadia Sadiq Always in the service of Nur ul Ilm Academy Monday, November 25, 2019 | Rabiul Awwal 27, 1441 H NISBAH 12