Still here, Alhamdulillah.
STRANDED
Faced trouble after trouble.
It was Friday. I left home in a hurry. Harbouring pain, anxiety, disappointment, frustration and hope. Yet I had somewhere to be. The path to paradise isn’t easy. Oh Allah, keep me sincere and guide me to the right way.
I hit the highway, speeds of 70mph. The warm weather had me slightly fatigued, dehydrated and tardy as I drove on with a splitting headache.
I got to programme, albeit late. The car keys were playing up. No joke. I couldn’t get the vehicle to lock…And I couldn’t leave it unattended in town rife with crime. A quick google search taught me how to lock up with a dead fob.
Alhamdulillah for solutions.
Then, I walked the walk of shame by a chain of stationary cars with onlooking inhabitants. Me my thoughts and I. And my hood over my head.
I walked into the building, up the staircase and into the room.
I tried to switch on. Focused. zoned out. And focused.
Made a prayer. We prayed together. The peace of Salah…
We finished up.
I left.
I left with the fear, will I be able to get home safely with the automobile problems?
So I inserted the key with a turn to the left and unlocked the door manually.
I entered the car. It didn’t turn on.
Thoughts raced through my mind.
I asked The One to help me. A prayer…in my heart I knew I can only depend on Allah, He will surely Help me soon, because He can.
And Allahuakbar, the car switched on.
I barely waited a few minutes, and I sped home lest I break down on the road.
I realised, in that moment of desperate panic, that Allah showed me that He will take care of me Alhamdulillah, and He did. I’m humbled.
Oh Allah, You are my Master, and I am Your slave, Your poor, needy, desperate, submissive slave.
I ask You and only You to open great doors for me.
Because I believe in You.
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Stranded- A poem by Only For The One
Stranded.
Stranded.
I was stranded.
But Help has landed,
From the heavens, above.
Allah showed me
He owns me
And no matter what I face
I know my place
I’m just His slave
And He will never abandon me.
I only live for The One, Allah.
Allah provides for me
Protects and shelters me
Makes me breath and see,
He decreed my destiny,
The return to Him is reality.
I only live for The One, Allah.
Times became tough,
Life became rough,
I went though some difficulty.
I couldn’t sleep or eat.
Was drowning in misery.
But Allah showed me a light.
Life’s challenges tested me.
Too many enemies.
The devil Satan Iblis
Along with his accomplices
Keep on attacking me,
But they’ll never win.
Indeed in Allah I sought Divine Protection
He will remove these agonising afflictions
None is greater than He
Oh Allah, in You alone I believe.
Ya Allah grant me cure and wellbeing,
Open great doors for me,
Grant me serenity,
Grant me security,
Success and near victory,
Guidance and sincerity,
Repentance,
Acceptance,
Take me out of this calamity.
Please….
Stranded.
I was stranded.
But Help has landed.
Oh Allah, from You.
And with sincerity,
And absolute certainty,
In You alone I do believe.