Eid is a day of happiness but for who?

By Asma bint Shameem

 

 

As he took his seat on Eid morning for prayer

he began to think….. he started to despair

 

The month of Ramadhaan just slipped away

A whole month that passed by as if only a day

 

He sat, going o’er the days that were no more

And the blessed nights that were gone for sure

 

Searching …through the pages of his life….to find

any good deeds so as to console his restless mind

 

He knew there was not much for him to see

but he was hoping for something that just might be

 

He looked at his record of Qur’aanic recitation

But alas, there was not even one whole completion

 

His eyes filled with tears as it dawned upon him

Whatever little he read, was without comprehending

 

What good is that reading if he didn’t understand?

How then could he follow Allaah’s rules and Command?

 

He read like a parrot, without stopping to contemplate

O how he wasted this perfect chance to educate

 

With grief he turned to his record of giving and charity

but he realized how severely he lacked in generosity

 

He didn’t give enough except for a just a little bit

Though Allaah has blessed him, he didn’t part with it

 

Even the obligatory zakaat…such a big burden it seemed

I wish I had given more….how his aching heart screamed

 

Then sadly he turned to look at his daily fasting

It was simply a ritual…. there was no implementing

 

Though he controlled his hunger, he didn’t control his tongue

He cursed, he swore…. he lashed out at all old ‘n young

 

O how he looked at the haraam and listened to the forbidden

How could he forget…from Allaah there’s nothing that’s hidden

 

Even in the last ten nights, he made a half-hearted attempt

How he preferred his bed and its warm comfort instead!

 

Why didn’t he exert himself…why didn’t he do more?

Why did he succumb to temptation, is that what he is really here for?

 

As he looked around at all those around him

Smiling and happy with new clothes upon them

 

He thought to himself…. his clothes were new too

But that’s not why they were happy, that much he knew

 

Then a question appeared in his mind…. a question so true

That surely, Eid is a day of happiness but for who?

 

Is it for those wearing new clothes or for those of you

Who strive hard in Ramadhaan as best as they can do

 

For those who do good deeds hoping for Allaah’s Pleasure

And for those who are saved from His Torment and Displeasure

 

Big tears of distress rolled down his sorrowful eyes

He cried regretfully as he stifled his weary sighs

 

I wish I had done more….I wish I had been stronger

I wish I had worshipped Allaah each night a bit longer

 

I wish I had taken advantage of this great opportunity

to have my sins forgiven and a chance to earn felicity

 

With pain so severe it would split his inside

It broke his heart….as he realized

 

This beautiful month is gone and gone is its beauty

But he knows one can never despair of Allaah’s Mercy

 

He knows even after all this, it’s not too late

If he turns to Allaah He will never repudiate

 

He will not turn him back if he repents sincerely

He will forgive him even now after failing severely

 

I beg of your boundless Mercy…..please forgive me

You are the Most Beneficent…don’t deprive me.

 

O Allaah I promise from now on I’ll be good

I will do my best to please You as I should

 

I know I didn’t do enough…..even close to what I should have

But whatever little I did, please accept it on my behalf.

  

 

“‘Eid isn’t happiness for those that wear new clothes, but it is for those whom Allah is pleased with of his slaves, and those that were rescued from the great torment.”

Wassalam,

Al Huda Institute, Canada
www.alhudainstitute.ca