@3Praise Him, Al-Rawûf, just and kind alway, Who knoweth how He made us of the clay@1. Say, "Lord of all, to Thee Goeth our road; Require not of our souls Too much, dear God! Thou wilt not! what was earned Thou dost defray; And what was done amiss That we must pay; But ah! be not extreme With what's forgot, With error, or small sin And load us not With burdens which we can not carry, Lord! But favor, help, forgiveness afford." Tender his answers are:— (The "Chapter of the Star." @3Ayat@1 the Thirty-Third): "The heavens and earth To Us pertain, and We Will deal assuredly, Well with the good, but with the ill in wrath. Yet not for each offense, Errors of flesh or sense, Shall there be judgment, children of the loam! Our mercy reacheth far; We know ye what ye are, And knew ye while ye lay clots in the womb; Sin, and be sorry, and amend: Who seeketh God shall find him in the end." @3Ever indulgent Maker! we Praise for these words Thy clemency@1. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE EXPECTED GENERAL RISING OF THE FRENCH NATION IN 1792 by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SONNET TO HIS FRIEND R.L. IN PRAISE OF MUSIQUE AND POETRIE by RICHARD BARNFIELD F. DE SAMARA TO A.G.A. by EMILY JANE BRONTE LEARNING TO READ by FRANCES ELLEN WATKINS HARPER TO CHARLOTTE PULTENEY [IN HER MOTHER'S ARMS] by AMBROSE PHILIPS THE HOLLY TREE by ROBERT SOUTHEY FOR THE INAUGURATION OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL, CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY by WALT WHITMAN |