In Arrogance
Praise be to Allah, for I fear nothing but Him and arrogance
And what marvels are we, being proud of His own creation
For it lies with us, and follows us as we go
It lingers in our bones, yet is not fully known
Now arrogance itself started with he
The one who refused to prostrate and do so with ease
For how can fire bow down to clay?
Thus began the road that would lead others astray
With these seeds of arrogance, we shall not pass
The remnants of our innocence broken like glass
Our Prophet once said, bestow arrogance and you shall not enter
For an atom’s weight shall bring up your tormentor
We may look to others to compare and contrast
And realize abruptly that we have become the typecast
But remember once more, this Dunya is short
And in the end, it will give us no support
This world is a test, lest we not forget
Without the obstacles, there would be no mindset
Know the struggle upon us is just for show
That we will make it to Paradise, and not go below