Poem; 'The Thought'

The thought...

Of my thoughts without Allah strikes fear in my heart.
Imagining standing distant is enough to tear me apart.
My need, my yearning, to face my Creator...
How could I turn away? How could I say 'Later..'?
I remember then and how later may have never came
I pictured the Day of Judgement...standing still myself to blame
How could I justify forgetting Allah the One who gave me life?
By the conscience He gave me I know that isn't right.
Alhamdullilah, He blessed me with another chance to regain;
What I was far on the way to losing, subsiding into shame.
Praying five times a day, the moments that I need,
This closeness to Allah, the must, my want to please.
Within me this serenity I thought I'd never feel,
Thoughts of Allah watching me, subhan'Allah this is real.

I wrote this a little while back, somewhere along my journey. I remember feeling slightly fragile at the time, yet comforted that I was finally regaining sense. This world can often make us forget as Muslims, the purpose of our creation. It can even go so far as to numb us of remembrance of God, and slowly our consciences can become guided solely by our superficial desires. These can quickly take priority and as a voice creeps in to our minds saying "take the time to learn about Islam", we tell it to wait, we tell it "later". Certainly, we all know that 'later' is not promised yet still the urgency to act can be overshadowed by our wants in this life. How unworthy this life is.The remembrance of Allah is more than crucial; the person who remembers Allah is the one that stays focused on his/her destination and renounces this world. Though the distractions are many and the shaytaan is constantly trying to divert us from our goal, we must remember that the stakes are more than just high.

 Let us stay in remembrance of Allah, The Most High.

"Behold in the Remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction." (13-28)