Submitted by : umarali on Strugle

A SINNER’S PLEA

I have tasted the vices of this world,
Women, Wine and Wealth.
It has caused me much tumult,
In Spirit, Mind and Health.

From the depths of my conscience,
I felt an abysmal fire
From the hollow of my existence,
I followed my desire.

The worst of worship is the worship of one’s lust.
This is one adversary you must never trust.
With every immorality, did my heart rust.
I was selling away my soul, my doom was already cast.

I tarried on in my long sojourn,
It was a nightmare which has since gone.
I was the God of my own desire,
With my own hands did I kindle this fire.

If it is true that you are a Merciful Lord,
And that true repentance is what you need.
I will destroy with my hands, the devils that I begot.
And am prepared to follow and to be freed.

I hear your Mercy overwhelms your wrath,
And you have put this down in writing,
If this is true, then I will follow your path
This is a sincere intention that I am citing.

O Allah, keep me within my limits,
And give me strength in adversity.
Let me be aloof of this world’s gimmicks,
O rid me of my past perversity.

So I say this silent prayer before I sleep.
This is a sincere plea from one who has fallen deep.
Ya Rabb, You allow the clay to outshine pure light,
I remain forever humbled before your might.