AS Islam's Prophet, when his last day drew Nigh to its close, besought all men to say Whom he had wronged, to whom he then should pay A debt forgotten, or for pardon sue, And, through the silence of his weeping friends, A strange voice cried: "Thou owest me a debt," "Allah be praised!" he answered. "Even yet He gives me power to make to thee amends. O friend! I thank thee for thy timely word." So runs the tale. Its lesson all may heed, For all have sinned in thought, or word, or deed, Or, like the Prophet, through neglect have erred. All need forgiveness, all have debts to pay Ere the night cometh, while it still is day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GLOIRE DE DIJON by DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE THE CHILD ALONE: 6. BLOCK CITY by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON THE SOFTNESS OF SYBARIS by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS THE STEAM-ENGINE: CANTO 10. ROSES ALL THE WAY by T. BAKER PSALM 3; WHEN HE FLED FROM ABSALOM; AUGUST 9, 1653 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE PSALM 96 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE THE KILN by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN |