Exhortation To Myself

‘O you who consider yourself so perfect that you can point at others

Walk not upon the earth so arrogant and proud

Considering yourself above others in deed or in creation

Is it that you are saved while all others are doomed?

Are you completely free of fault, while all others are flawed?

Is it that you know what Allah has planned for you, while all others know not?

Is it that you created, or were you yourself created?

Take heed and silence your tongue,

Point not at others, but rather at yourself

You know not Allah’s Decree for you, nor are you saved

Remember those who came before you, who were similarly conceited

Thinking themselves superior, such that they transgressed

Warning upon warning, messengers did they receive

Did they listen or take heed? No, they thought themselves right

So humble yourself before Him, and let not yourself stray

For a small black spot could soon become a covering

And a heart already dead is not easy to revive

That is an attribute only Allah does possess

Who is there to save you if He were to desert you?

Were He to leave you to yourself, how long do you think you would last?

You are in need of Him, and He is not in need of you

So walk not upon the earth so arrogant and proud

Humble yourself before Him, and let not yourself stray.