Do not be decieve by the world full of delusion, read that piece below and cogitate on the way you leaving your life.
It is like you have passed the people of the graves – it is death oh son of death, if you have not noticed.
Pay attention to the days if you can hear- for indeed you are in it – commanded and prohibited.
And do not carry news without knowledge- and do not spread stories from any story teller.
For how many great ones have we seen dip up – so his his reputation is turned upside down
And how many Kings have had dirt been thrown upon – while yesterday he was upon the throne
And how many have persevered but came up short- and how many have got what they do not deserve.
And I have not seen anything like the dead – who are so far – yet so close to the place of their neighbours
Verily, contemplating wise one has turned away from the dunya – kind, aware, and knowledgeable of the secret affairs.
If a person sacrifices his Dunya for his religion – then what he lost of it is not harmful.
If you do not increase in being grateful after every blessing given to you- then in reality you are not grateful.
If you do not prefer the pleasure meeting Allah alone – upon all you desire, then you are not patient.
If you do not purify yourself from ignorance and obscenity – then event the shores of the Euphrates will not purify you.
If you have nothing to aspire from someone – then you will not attain what is in his land.
If you have insight to the Dunya – for indeed your attitude towards it is like the traveling wayfarer.
And what is logic – except one of true reason – and the people are none but between being wicked or righteous.
And a person is not magnified except the well-mannered one – to those people of firm intellect and insight.
I see you of the same level of the young juvenile – while you are old from the oldest of the elders
As if you have not buried a close friend – or won’t one day be amongst death’s presence.
And I have not seen anything being forgotten more than death – you see it and the first ones who should remember do not remember.
And indeed a person sells his religion for the Dunya – getting back from it a deal full of loss.
And every person that does not do trade for his home in the hereafter – then he is not a trader.
And the Dunya to Allah does not equal the wing of a mosquito – or price of a small bird.
So He is not pleased to reward the believer in the Dunya – Nor is He pleased to punish the disbeliever in the Dunya.
This is the English Translation of the poem which is in the Arabic language by Abul Atahiya, the Legend from Baghdad
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