Having tasted sorrow

With tears in my eyes and thoughts in my mind, I seize my urge to stain the pages of my blog.

This Ramadhan has been a real reflective ground, a means for me to really get to know . . . me. Waiting anxiously for the last ten days, as I first strive through the remaining eight, thoughtfully I write. Reason for this entry? Unknown. . . but needed:

'Such benevolence had my Lord bestowed upon me

Giving me the true feeling of floating ashore.

So, how could I possibly have understood the essence of joy

Without ever having tasted sorrow long before.'

© 2007 Umm Thameenah