@3Al-Hâlîm! "Clement" is our Lord above; Magnify Allah by this name of love@1. Ye know the ant that creeps upon the fig, The @3dharra,@1 made so small, Until she moveth in the purple seeds She is not seen at all. If, on the judgment-day, holding the scales— When all the trial's done— The Angel of the Balance crieth, "Lord! The good deeds of this one Outweigh his evil deeds, justly assessed, By half one @3dharra's@1 weight;" Allah will say, "Multiply good to him, And open Heaven's gate!" Not if thy work be worth a date-stone's skin Shall it be overpast; Thus it is written in the Sacred Book, Thus will it be at last. @3Faithful and just, Al-Hâlîm! we Take refuge in Thy clemency@1. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RIDDLE ON THE LETTER H (2) by CATHERINE MARIA FANSHAWE A DIALOGUE ANTHEM by GEORGE HERBERT IDLENESS by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL ON SEEING AN OFFICER'S WIDOW DISTRACTED - ARREARS OF PENSION by MARY BARBER SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 13 by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AUTUMN WEATHER by KATHARINE LEE BATES PROVERBS 31:25-29. THE MOTHER OF THE HOUSE by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |