IslamiCity.org Homepage
Forum Home Forum Home > Culture & Community > Islamic Arts & Literatures
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Don't be Sad  What is Islam What is Islam  Donate Donate
  FAQ FAQ  Quran Search Quran Search  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Don't be Sad

 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Message
seekshidayath View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar
Female Islam
Joined: 26 March 2006
Location: India
Status: Offline
Points: 3357
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote seekshidayath Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Don't be Sad
    Posted: 18 May 2008 at 6:39pm
 As'Salamu Alaikum,
 
Here is a beautiful poem.
 
Sheikh `A�id Al-Qarni gives us this advice in his famous book Don�t Be Sad.

Read it and don�t be sad!

If you are stricken by poverty, others are chained in debt.
If you don�t have shoes, others have no feet.
If you feel pain now, others have been aching for years.
If your son dies, other have lost many.

If you have sinned, then repent.
If you have committed a mistake, correct it.
The doors of repentance are ever open!
The fountain of forgiveness is every rich!
So, don�t be sad!

Let all bygones be bygones!
What is predestined for you, you shall see it!
Being sad will not change anything!
So don�t be sad!

Sadness spoils your life!
Destroys your happiness!
And turns it into wretchedness!
So don�t be sad!

Supplication is your shield!
Prayer is your beacon!
Prostration is your means!

So don�t be sad!

See how vast is the earth!
How nice are the gardens and forests!
How bright are the stars!
All are happy, but you are sad!
So, don�t be sad!

You have sweet water to drink!
Fresh air to breathe!
Feet to walk with!
You sleep safely in your bed!
So, why be sad?

Every cloud has a silver lining!
After long nights, come the bright sun!
Life will soon give you a smile!
So be ready to get it!

And don�t be sad!
Real life is that spent in happiness!
So cross out you sad days from your age!
Peace of mind is the real treasure!
Sorrow avails not!
So don�t be sad

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: �All the descendants of Adam are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent."
Back to Top
stellaf View Drop Down
Starter
Starter

Joined: 09 January 2009
Status: Offline
Points: 1
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote stellaf Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 January 2009 at 10:48pm
Hi,

I am Stella Fernandis and I really like the above poem.  I really like the theme of this poem. Don't be sad. I think life is very small and everyone should be happy.

Stella




Edited by stellaf - 15 January 2009 at 10:52pm
Back to Top
seekshidayath View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar
Female Islam
Joined: 26 March 2006
Location: India
Status: Offline
Points: 3357
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote seekshidayath Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 January 2009 at 6:42pm
Hi
 
Welcome to boards of discussions of Islamicity Smile. Wish you to stay active here.
 
Thanks for the response Stella. You can read this book as well. I hope you will like this too
 
 
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: �All the descendants of Adam are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent."
Back to Top
Hunter View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar
Male
Joined: 02 December 2008
Status: Offline
Points: 107
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Hunter Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 January 2009 at 1:51am
Assalamu alaikum  Hello Stellaf and welcome to IC. I hope you find everything you're looking for here, Inshallah. Hello Seekshidayath my friend. I also loved this poem for the truth it contains; happiness and contentment are less a matter of acquiring or having what you're looking for externally, and more a matter of finding them within yourself. It took me a long time to figure this out. I thought happiness would follow when I found the right woman, the right job, moved to the right place, ect., and it never happened. It wasn't until I became content with exactely where I was and with who I was that I began to be happy. Now, rather than try to adjust circumstances or change things to suit me, I try to adjust myself and adapt to the circumstances I find myself in. I'm much happier for it. I'm far from perfect and don't always have such a positive outlook, but tonight I'm feeling particularly grateful for what I do have in my life. Gratitude, I've found through personal experience, is one of the keys to unlocking happiness within yourself. Thanks for the read-- Hunter
"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"-- DrDre
Back to Top
seekshidayath View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar
Female Islam
Joined: 26 March 2006
Location: India
Status: Offline
Points: 3357
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote seekshidayath Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 January 2009 at 6:05pm
As Salamu Alaikum
 
Thanks for your response Hunter. I liked these lines of yours very much - Now, rather than try to adjust circumstances or change things to suit me, I try to adjust myself and adapt to the circumstances I find myself in. I'm much happier for it. I'm far from perfect and don't always have such a positive outlook, but tonight I'm feeling particularly grateful for what I do have in my life. Gratitude, I've found through personal experience, is one of the keys to unlocking happiness within yourself
 
May we  always be amongst thise who  express gratitude to the Almighty for His favours over us. Ameen
 
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: �All the descendants of Adam are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent."
Back to Top
sarah8676 View Drop Down
Starter
Starter

Joined: 21 January 2009
Location: Malaysia
Status: Offline
Points: 1
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote sarah8676 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 January 2009 at 3:12am
As Salamu Alaikum ...

hi all....
i'm just joining in...
hope i could gain some valuable knowledge here..
insyaAllah...
Back to Top
Hunter View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar
Male
Joined: 02 December 2008
Status: Offline
Points: 107
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Hunter Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 January 2009 at 11:32pm
As Salamu alaikum  Hello Sarah and welcome to IC. I hope you enjoy your time here and I'll be looking forward to reading your posts. I also came here to learn, and I haven't been dissapointed. You'll learn plenty if you stick around and talk with people like my friend Seeks Smile Take care-- Hunter
"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything"-- DrDre
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.03
Copyright ©2001-2019 Web Wiz Ltd.