WORKING SMART

Missed opportunities will surely be a source of great regret
Not only in this very world, but also in the next
Man will say “ Oh woe to me! Why on earth was I
So careless in letting such good chances pass me by?”
That will surely be the time when every deed will count
And wealth, power, fame - such things, will be of no account

Except if men had used them in the service of their God 

And to please Him alone, seeking closeness to their Lord 

So let’s all learn the word ‘Ibadah and what its all about 

The acts of worship that in the Afterlife will really count 

It’s an all-encompassing term, more than the ritual acts 

Everything that’s done to please our God, ‘Ibadah is just that 

This includes giving people the rights we owe to them 

It’s money, time, attention, even supplicating for them  

Yes, time is that resource, once gone it can’t come back 

So wasting precious time in life will really make you sad. 

Use the time you have on earth- save up for Afterlife 

Prayer, dhikr, sadaqa, fast, there’s so much you can find 

Do work smart, investigate and get to know those times

In which the Quran and Hadith tell us rewards are multiplied,  

Tahajjud is a prayer at a time when people sleep 

It’ll bring you close to God and just see how good you’ll feel 

Friday is the Lord of days, on it the world will end 

Pray, supplicate and send darud, give it its due respect 

Zilhajj and Muharram’s first ten days are ideal for good deeds 

Ramadan and its last ten days, their excellence you can’t beat 

Shawwal’s six fasts with Ramadan’s like fasting all year round    

13th 14th and 15th

is like fasting all month round  

The nights of Qadar and Mai‘raj, Mondays and Thursdays 

Don’t miss these opportunities to get your sins erased 

The dhikrs  our Prophet (SAW) taught us, do constantly recite 

It’s another way of earning reward at every place and time 

The du‘as for different occasions, on learning them be keen 

And just make saying Bismillah, a part of your routine  

Think of all God’s blessings, see how humbled you will feel 

Constantly show gratitude through your heart, your tongue &deeds 

So many opportunities are there, don’t let them just slip by  

It’s all these things we miss out on, that’ll really make us cry  

And whatever knowledge you acquire, be sure to pass it on  

If others act upon it, you’ll benefit when you are gone 

The ways to earn God’s goodwill are numerous you know Be proactive - learn, plan and do and in this don’t be slow