Poem: Reflections
by Sohaila Omardeen
Al-Ahmadiyya, May 1980 Issue (Vol. 2, No. 5, p. 6)
It is the hush of night,
That time when slumber pervades,
But sleep, myself it evades.
My mind wanders and lingers as it carefully reflects.
I thank You, Allah, for truly I have only few regrets.
I reflect on people,
Some I have loved so deeply,
And those who may have loved me,
With whom I have left a part of me, my life was thus enhanced.
I thank You, Allah, for growth of my being in this way advanced.
I reflect on my experiences,
All the places I have been,
And all the things I have seen,
Great deeds I may have done, but more so any little unimportant one,
I thank You, Allah, for these with love and kindness I have done.
I reflect on my wrongs,
Some of which I am aware,
For I am weak, my Lord, I fear.
Adverse attractions are strong, so I have helplessly given in,
I thank You, Allah, for the temptations outweigh my sin.
I reflect on my dreams,
Only some have come true,
But some were impossible too,
Some ambitions were fulfilled, yet there is all the rest,
I thank You, Allah, I know You grant for me only what is best.