لَوْ كُنْتُ أَعْلَـمُ أنِّي مَـا أُوَقِّرُهُ كَتَمْتُ سِـرَّا بَـدَا لِيْ مِنْهُ بِالْكَتَمِ 15/3. If I had known that I would not (be able to) honour (this guest viz. old age) I would have concealed my secret, which has become exposed, by dyeing it with katam (a black plant which has within it a reddish colour). In this portion,... more

وَلاَأعَدَّتْ مِنَ الْفِعْلِ الْجَمِيْلِ قِرَى ضَيْفٍ أَلَمَّ بِرَأسِـيْ غَيْرَ مُحْتَشِـمِ 14/2. And my nafs has not prepared adequately (by performing righteous deeds) to host the guest (old age) which has lodged on my head without any shame (i.e. it is not thinking of leaving) Here Allamah Buseeri Rahimahullaah explains another evil of the... more

AMAZING MANNER OF INTROSPECTION AND ARGUING WITH THE NAFS Yazeed Raqqaashi Rahimahullaah used to address himself, “O Yazeed! Woe to you! Who will perform salaah on your behalf after your demise? Who will fast on your behalf after you pass away? Who will please Your Sustainer on your behalf after death?” What he meant was that if he remains in negligence, then who will act on his behalf... more

فَاِنَّ أمَّارَتِيْ بِالسُّوْءِ مـَا اتَّعَظَتْ  مِنْ جَهْلِهَا بِنَذَيْرِ الشَّيْبِ وَالْهَـرَمِ 13/1. For verily, my soul (Nafs Ammarah) which calls me to evil, due to its ignorance, did not pay (any) attention to the advice from two warners: grey hair and old age. Prior to this, Allaamah Buseeri Rahimahullaah stated that he did not heed the advice of the sincere and... more

SECTION TWO CONTROLLING OF THE CARNAL DESIRES The nafs of a person is his internal enemy and Shaytaan is his external enemy. The nafs encourages a person to fulfil his passions and carnal desires, whilst Shaytaan constantly suggests and introduces evil thoughts and ideas. For this reason, a lot of emphasis has been placed in the Noble Quraan and Ahaadeeth for a person to control his nafs.... more

عَدَتْكَ حَالِيْ لاَ سِـرِّي بِمُسْـتَتِرٍ عَنِ الْوُشَـاةِ وَلاَ دَائِي بِمُنْحَسِـمِ 10/10. My state (of love) has reached you, (now) my secret is no longer concealed from those who malign (me), nor is my sickness  coming to an end. عَدَتْكَ حَالِيْ- My state (of love) has reached you. If this meaning is taken, then this is an informative sentence (al-jumlatul-khabariyyah... more

يَا لائِمِيْ فِي الْهَوٰى الْعُذْرِيِّ مَعْذِرَةً مِّنِّي إِلَيْكَ وَلَوْ أنْصَفْـتَ لَمْ تَلُـمِ 9/9. O you who reproach me regarding my love like the Banu Adhrah, accept my excuse which I present to you. And if you were just, you would not reproach me.                      ... more

نَعَمْ سَرٰى طَيْفُ مَنْ أَهْوٰى فَـأَرَّقَنِي وَالْحُبُّ يَعْتَـرِضُ اللَّـذَّاتِ بِالأَلَـمِ 8/8. Yes! (I affirm my love for Rasulullaah SallAllaahu Alayhi Wasallam.) Thoughts of my beloved came to me at night and kept me awake (and made me restless); and (indeed) love transforms pleasure into pain. In the previous portion, the poet had denied that he was smitten with the sickness of... more