went to the mosque
to spend time alone
with You Oh Allah,
the most Kind,
I seek it, kindness
oh Allah,
I wandered through the rose garden
over the years, my heart has hardened
but when I pray
and to You, when I say
the things I most need to say,
I feel it soften
oh Allah
dunya is hollow
surface to the core
oh Allah,
please, may You kindly restore
me to the state I was in
wherein
I saw things in truth
when I lived it
I'd like so much
to live it again
