Words that are beyond medicine

[Ali Hammuda]

The famous poet, Abu Nawwaas, after having passed away was seen in a dream by people. In the dream they asked him, “what did Allah do to you?” He said, “He forgave all my sins because of couplets of poetry which I wrote. It is beneath my pillow”
They went to the pillow and found a paper which said:

يا رب إن عظمت ذنوبي كثرة **فلقد علمت بأن عفوك أعظم
أدعوك ربي كما أمرت تضرعاً ** فإذا رددت يدي فمن ذا يرحم
إن كان لا يرجوك إلا محسن**فبمن يلوذ ويستجير المجرم
مالي إليك وسيلة إلا الرجا**وجميل عفوك ثم أني مسلم

“My Lord, my sins have become so great
But I know that your forgiveness is greater
I call upon you humbly as you have commanded
So if you reject me, then who will show me mercy?
If only the righteous are allowed to call upon you
Then who does the criminal retreat to?
I have nothing to hold onto except my hopes in you
And onto your pardoning. After all, I am a Muslim.”

[greenhill]

Beautiful story.

I was especially drawn to the plea "...then who does the criminals retreat to?"..

Ya Rohman Ya Roheem.


:peace: