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A Silent Du‘a

All praises are for You Allah

How I know that You are there

For sinful though I surely am

Your displeasure I cannot bear

Never till this moment

Did I realize how much I’ve strayed
Never was I more conscious

Of the times I should have prayed

Ya Allah! Forgive me

Save me from the fire of Hell
Forgive me as You did my ancestors

From Jannah though they fell

Ya Allah! Protect me from all evil

For my soul is frail and weak
Let me not falter ever

For Jannah’s the abode I seek

My actions once were guided -

By my faith which once was strong
Ya Allah! Please give me guidance

What happened? What went wrong?

Each footstep that I used to take

I took with You by my side

The Qur’an was my close companion -

My healing and my guide

Ya Allah! Please help me

For I don’t understand and thus, I fear
What happened to all those days

When I never doubted You were near?

 

I sit here and I wonder Oh Allah,

Why did I fall so low?
What happened to my faith Allah?

Where did my Iman go?

How I yearn for those days Allah

For I know that the Day comes near

When each soul receives its just rewards
And Truth stands sparkling clear

 

In this short life of ours
So often does sin seem right

Falsehood seems to be the truth

Like day confused with night

Life is like a spider’s web Allah

We get caught in its tricky snare

So often are we disillusioned

Time for prayer we cannot spare

We are sinful creatures Allah

So please forgive us when we wrong
For the road to Jannah is rocky

And the journey seems arduously long

Ya Allah! Our Creator,

Have mercy on us on Judgement Day
Please guide us with our steps in life

And let us not ever lose our way

All praises are for You Allah

I know that You are near
I know that You have read my heart

And my words I know You hear

-Anonymous-