As life begins to unveil its realities
One at a time so unexpectedly
When it once felt mundane
When everyday felt the same
And we could not taste the flavors of change
Yet as one begins to grow
As we enter into what is known as the “real world”
The people we know slowly turn into strangers
The places we call home become unfamiliar
The streets we take everyday
No longer recognize our faces
The coffee we brew each morning
Becomes bitter to our tongues
When all we know as life
Becomes mysterious and lifeless memories
As we enter into a new chapter of our lives
Mixed with passion and confusion
Experiencing fear with assurance
Spotting new faces everywhere we turn
Walking into strange places
That we slowly begin to call our new home
When life is nothing but chaos
To Him and only Him we turn
As uncertainty begins to creep up
Pushing us, trying to keep us down
We call out to our Creator
The One who knows what our hearts hold
Who is aware of every tear and its cause
Who needs no medicine to cure our pain
Who needs no words to hear our soul
In all our grief and gloom
We prostrate down to Him
As we pour our hearts away
With certainty that we have found the cure
To our past, present, and future doubts
We begin to taste the fruitfulness of change
It is sour and bitter at its beginnings
Yet sweet and fulfilling when swallowed
For us to get to that sweet spot
We must go through every bitter-sour moment
For those are the times that we change
The times we truly begin to flourish
We find our potential as we find our Lord
We get to know our lost selves
As we gain deeper knowledge about Allah
Truly in those moments
Do we begin to understand
The beauty of Islam
Of the verse that calls
“For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.”1
For every flower to bloom
It must go through different stages
Only then is it able to spread its aura
To shine its beauty
Knowing fully that every turn was worth it
Every uncertain moment
Cultivated certainty in Allah
And allowed it to discover its true depth
To experience life through a new lens
1 Qur’an 94:5
1 Comment
I love how it deals with the topic of uncertainty and the antidote being Allah. It’s a very important point that I really need to remind myself about regularly. Well done!