The blessed at our doorsteps (song)

I have posted this as a poem in a previous post, but this time I have made it into a short song. I hope it can be enjoyed.

The blessed at our doorsteps

You have come you have come, o honorable guest

To wash our sins away

You have come you have come, as a blessing and a test

To reach for His love we may

You prevent us from our evil, and shine bright the good that we have

Locked away are all that’s deceitful, so everything is up for grabs

You have come you have come, o blessed nights

Filled with remembrance

You will come you will come, o night of might

May we not let you pass us away

Therein we received our guidance, the Book which in it there’s doubt

The emergence of a nation, the nation of he who we love

Will you stay will you stay, o blessed days?

In our hearts forever

Will we meet you again in another time and place

Our beautiful Ramadhan

Don’t worry, be happy... with everything

1st day of Ramadhan 1432 Hijriah (2011)

Obviously, we as human beings will often find ourselves being disappointed whenever things aren’t going our way. We may have worked tirelessly to achieve a goal, yet we didn’t get what we wanted. We may get hurt and twisted our ankle even though we tried to be as careful as possible, and all kinds of other mishaps. At these times, we might feel restless and disappointed with what happened.

As a medicine for this restlessness, an ayah from the Quran (Surah Hadid, 20-21) mentions about this scenario. The truth is, whatever we get, and whatever we don’t get, is already pre-destined. So everything that happens is supposed to happen, and they happen for a reason. For the believer, we have certainty that whatever God wants is what is best. And our ability to perceive what is good and what is bad is so very limited. Who knows, maybe through a calamity we face, we might learn good and noble characters that outweigh the harm of the calamity.

So if we miss good opportunities, lost our wealth, got injured, or even face death. We should know that it was supposed to happen and we wouldn’t be able to escape it no matter what we do. And we should face whatever calamity we face with patience and forbearance. Likewise, whatever good that happens to us, all of our success was supposed to happen inevitably. So we shouldn’t be arrogant with our achievements and be grateful instead.

Wrapping it up in one sentence, quoting a sentence from Ibn Kathir’s explanation of the Qur’an, "Every one of us feels happiness and grief. However, make your joy with gratitude and endure your grief with patience.''