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This article contains a poem by Pablo Neruda and an exercise for nourishing positive emotions - which is something we all need from time to time!
It is sub-titled "Nine practices for times when world events overwhelm us and we feel defeated."
Hope you enjoy it -
Spiritual Practices for Difficult Times | Features | Spirituality & Practice
Also a YouTube video at the bottom of the page ...
Wishing you all the best!
The Whispered Prayer of the Lovers
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of ALLAH, the All-compassionate the All-merciful, the All-compassionate
BIS-MIL-LAAHIR-RAH'-MAANIR-RAH'EEM
اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّد
O Allah, send blessings on Muhammad and on the family of Muhammad, ALLAHUMMA S'ALE A'LAA MUHAMMAD WA AALE MUHAMMAD
إلهِي مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي ذَاقَ حَلاوَةَ مَحَبَّتِكَ، فَرامَ مِنْكَ بَدَلاً؟
O! My God, who is the one to have tasted the sweetness of your love and then looked for a replacement in place of you?
ILAAHEE MAN D'AAL-LAD'EE D'AAQA H'ALAAWATA MAH'AB-BATIKA FARAAMA MINKA BADALAA
وَمَنْ ذَا الَّذِي أَنِسَ بِقُرْبِكَ، فَابْتَغَى عَنْكَ حِوَلاً؟
Who can claim to have become familiar with your nearness, then wanted removal from you?
WA MAN D'AAL-LAD'EEE ANISA BIQUR-BIKA FAB-TAGHAA A'NKA H'IWALAA
إلهِي فَاجْعَلْنا مِمَّنِ
O My God, include us among the ones whom you have-
ILAAHEE FAJ-A'L-NAA MIM-MAN
اصْطَفَيْتَهُ لِقُرْبِكَ وَوِلايَتِكَ،
chosen for your nearness and friendship,
IS'-T'AFAY-TAHOO LIQUR-BIKA WA WILAAYATIK
وَأَخْلَصْتَه لِوُدِّكَ وَمَحَبَّتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whom you have purified through your love and affection,
WA AKH-LAS'-TAHOO LIWUD-DIKA WA MAH'AB-BATIK
وَشَوَّقْتَهُ إلى لِقَآئِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whom, you have given the desire for meeting with you,
WA SHAW-WAQ-TAHOOO ILAA LIQAAA-IK
وَرَضَّيْتَهُ بِقَضآئِكَ،
And(include us among the ones) who are pleased with all your decisions,
WA RAZ''-Z''AY-TAHOO BIQAZ''AAA-IK
وَمَنَحْتَهُ بِالنَّظَرِ إلى وَجْهِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) who are granted permission to gaze upon your face,
WA MANAH'-TAHOO BIN-NAZ'ARI ILAA WAJ-HIK
وَحَبَوْتَهُ بِرِضاكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whom you have shown the favor of your good pleasure,
WA H'ABAW-TAHOO BIRIZ''AAK
وَأَعَدْتَهُ مِنْ هَجْرِكَ وَقِلاكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whom you have exempted from your separation and anger
WA AA'D'-TAHOO MIN HAJ-RIKA WA QILAAK
وَبَوَّأْتَهُ مَقْعَدَ الصِّدْقِ فِي جَوارِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) who are settled in a sure sitting place in your proximity,
WA BAW-WAA-TAHOO MAQ-A'DAS'-S'ID-QI FEE JIWAARIK
وَخَصَصْتَهُ بِمَعْرِفَتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) who have been chosen to gain true knowledge of you
WA KHAS'AS'-TAHOO BIMAA'-RIFATIK
وَأَهَّلْتَهُ لِعِبادَتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) who you have made worthy to worship you
WA AH-HAL-TAHOO LII'BAADATIK
وَهَيَّمْتَ قَلْبَهُ لإرادَتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whose heart are captivated with yearning for you
WA HAY-YAM-TA QAL-BAHOO LIIRAADATIK
وَاجْتَبَيْتَهُ لِمُشاهَدَتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whom you have picked for contemplating in you
WA AJ-TABAY-TAHOO LIMUSHAAHADATIK
وَأَخْلَيْتَ وَجْهَهُ لَكَ،
And (include us among the ones) who you have made totally absorbed in you
WA AKH-LAY-TA WAJ-HAHOO LAK
وَفَرَّغْتَ فُؤادَهُ لِحُبِّكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whose hearts you have freed, to experience nothing but your love,
WA FAR-RAGH-TA FOO-AADAHOO LIH'UB-BIK
وَرَغَّبْتَهُ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ،
And (include us among the ones) who you have made desirous of what is with you ,
WA RAGH-GHAB-TAHOO FEEMAA I'NDAK
وَأَلْهَمْتَهُ ذِكْرَكَ،
And (include us among the ones) who are inspired with your remembrance,
WA AL-HAM-TAHOO D'IK-RAK
وَأَوْزَعْتَهُ شُكْرَكَ،
And (include us among the ones) who have been chosen in giving thanks to you,
WA AW-ZAA'-TAHOO SHUK-RAK
وَشَغَلْتَهُ بِطاعَتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) who are occupied with obeying you,
WA SHAGHAL-TAHOO BIT'AAA'TIK
وَصَيَّرْتَهُ مِنْ صالِحِي بَرِيَّتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whom you have turned into one of your righteous creatures,
WA S'AY-YAR-TAHOO MIN S'AALIH'EE BAREE-YATIK
وَاخْتَرْتَهُ لِمُناجاتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) who you have chosen for reciting the whispered prayer to you,
WA AKH-TAR-TAHOO LIMUNAAJAATIK
وَقَطَعْتَ عَنْهُ كُلَّ شَيْء يَقْطَعُهُ عَنْكَ.
And (include us among the ones) whom you, have inspired to cut off from all things, that may divert their hearts from remembrance of you
WA QAT'AA'-TA A'N-HOO KUL-LA SHAY-EE-YAQ-T'AU'HOO A'NK
أَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا مِمَّنْ
O ALLAH, place us among those
AL-LAHUM-MA AJ-A'L-NAA MIM-MAN-
دَأْبُهُمُ الارْتِياحُ إلَيْكَ وَالْحَنِينُ،
whose habit is rejoicing in you, and yearning for you,
DAA-BUHUMULIR-TEEAAHOO ILAY-KA WAL-H'ANEEN
وَدَهْرُهُمُ الزَّفْرَةُ وَالأَنِينُ،
And (include us among the ones) whose time is spent in sighing and lamenting for you!
WA DAH-RUHUMUZ-ZAF-RATU WAL-ANEEN
جِباهُهُمْ سَاجِدَةٌ لِعَظَمَتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whose foreheads are bowed down, before your might,
JIBAAHUHUM SAAJIDATUL-LIA'Z'AMATIK
وَعُيُونُهُمْ ساهِرَةٌ فِي خِدْمَتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whose eyes are awake in your service,
WA U'YOONUHUM SAAHIRATUN FEE KHID-MATIK
وَدُمُوُعُهُمْ سآئِلَةٌ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whose tears flow in fear of you
WA DUMOOU'HUM SAAA-ILATUM-MIN KHASH-YATIK
وَقُلُوبُهُمْ مُتَعَلِّقَةٌ بِمَحَبَّتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whose hearts are permanently set upon your love,
WA QULOOBUHUM MUTAA'L-LIQATUM-BIMAH'AB-BATIK
وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ مُنْخَلِعَةٌ مِنْ مَهابَتِكَ،
And (include us among the ones) whose hearts are detached from other things in love of you.
WA AF-IDATUHUM MUN-KHALIA'TUM-MIM-MAHAABATIK
يا مَنْ أَنْوارُ قُدْسِهِ لأَبْصارِ مُحِبِّيهِ رآئِقَةٌ،
O He, the lights of whose holiness attracts wonder in the eyes of His lovers,
YAA MAN ANWAARU QUD-SIHEE LIAB-S'AARI MUH'IB-BEEHEE RAAA-IQAH
وَسُبُحاتُ وَجْهِهِ لِقُلُوبِ عارِفيهِ شآئِقَةٌ،
And the glory of whose face arouses the longing of the hearts of those who know him!
WA SUBUH'AATU WAJ-HIHEE LIQULOOBI A'ARIFEEHEE SHAAA-IQATUN
مُنى قُلُوبِ الْمُشْتاقِينَ،
O the ultimate wish of the hearts of the ones who desire you
YAA MUNAA QULOOBIL-MUSH-TAAQEEN
وَيا غَايَةَ آمالِ الْمُحِبِّينَ
O the utmost of the hopes of the lovers!
WA YAA GHAAYATA AAAMAALIL-MUH'IB-BEEN
أَسْأَلُكَ حُبَّكَ وَحُبَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ،
I ask you for your love, and also love for those who love you,
AS-ALUKA H'UB-BAK WA H'UB-BA MAY-YUH'IB-BUK
وَحُبَّ كُلِّ عَمَل يُوصِلُنِي إلى قُرْبِكَ،
And I ask you to make me love every deed which will bring me to your proximity,
WA H'UB-BA KUL-LI A'MALEE-YOOS'ILUNEEE ILA QUR-BIK
وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَكَ أَحَبَّ إلَيَّ مِمَّا سِواكَ
And that you make yourself more beloved to me than anything other than you
WA AN TAJ-A'LAKA AH'AB-BA ILAY-YA MIM-MAA SIWAAK
وَأَنْ تَجْعَل حُبِّي إيَّاكَ قآئِداً إلى رِضْوانِكَ َ
and make my love for you to lead me to pleasing you
WA AN TAJ-A'LH'UB-BEEE EE-YAAKA QAAA-IDAN ILAA RIZ''-WAANIK
وَشَوْقِي إلَيْكَ ذآئِداً عَنْ عِصْيانِكَ،
And make my longing for you to protect me against disobeying you!
WA SHAW-QEEE ILAY-KA D'AAA-IDANA A'N I'S'-YAANIK
وَامْنُنْ بِالنَّظَرِ إلَيْكَ عَلَيَّ،
honor me by allowing me to gaze upon you,
WA AM-NUM-BIN-NAZ'ARI ILAY-KA A'LAY
وَانْظُرْ بِعَيْنِ الْوُدِّ وَالْعَطْفِ إلَيَّ،
While you are gazing upon me with affection and tenderness,
WA ANZ'UR BIA'Y-NIL-WUD-DI WAL-A'T'-FI ILAY
وَلا تَصْرِفْ عَنِّي وَجْهَكَ،
And do not turn your face away from me,
WA LAA TAS'-RIF A'N-NEE WAJ-HAK
وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْ أَهْلِ الإِسْعادِ وَالْحُظْوَةِ عِنْدَكَ،
and make me one with whom you are happy with and that am in your favored position!
WAJ-A'L-NEE MIN AH-LIL-IS-A'ADI WAL-H'UZ'-WATI I'NDAKA
يا مُجِيبُ، يا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.
O Responder, O Most Merciful of the merciful!
YAA MUJEEBU YAAA AR-H'AMAR-RAAH'IMEEN
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