'don't be sad'

"don't be sad"
by sheikh 'a-idh al-qarni

If you are stricken by poverty, others are chained in debt.
If you don’t have shoes, others have no feet.
If you feel pain now, others have been aching for years.
If your son dies, others have lost many.

If you have sinned, then repent.
If you have committed a mistake, correct it.
The doors of repentance are ever open!
The fountain of forgiveness is every rich!
So, don’t be sad!

Let all bygones be bygones!
What is predestined for you, you shall see it!
Being sad will not change anything!
So don’t be sad!

Sadness spoils your life!
Destroys your happiness!
And turns it into wretchedness!
So don’t be sad!

Supplication is your shield!
Prayer is your beacon!
Prostration is your means!
So don’t be sad!

See how vast is the earth!
How nice are the gardens and forests!
How bright are the stars!
All are happy, but you are sad!
So, don’t be sad!

You have sweet water to drink!
Fresh air to breathe!
Feet to walk with!
You sleep safely in your bed!
So, why be sad?

Every cloud has a silver lining!
After long nights, come the bright sun!
Life will soon give you a smile!
So be ready to get it!

And don’t be sad!
Real life is that spent in happiness!
So cross out your sad days from your age!
Peace of mind is the real treasure!
Sorrow avails not!
So don’t be sad!

Allah's knows best!

ALLAH knows what is best for us
So why should we complain?
We always want the sunshine
But He knows there must be rain.

We always want laughter
and the merriment of cheer
but our heart will lose their tenderness
If we never shed a tear.

ALLAH tests us often
with suffering and sorrow
He tests us not to punish us
but to help us meet tomorrow.

For growing trees are strenghtened
if they can withstand the storm
and the sharpness of the chisel
gave the marble its grace and form.

ALLAH tests us often
and for every pain He gives us
provided we are patient
Is followed by rich gain
So whenever we feel that
everything is going wrong
It is just ALLAH'S way to make our spirit strong.