PUT YOUR TRUST IN GOD
Feeling depressed?Down
in the dumps? You need something
to raise your spirits. “Read the poem below
several times,” Master
Kayhan would say, “and you will feel
all your troubles evaporate.” This uplifting poem was written
by the Sufi
Master, Ibrahim Hakki of Erzurum.
“Don’t turn your rose
garden into a briar patch!”
—Niyazi Misri
1.
Bad things to good,
God modifies
Think not He does otherwise
Always watched on by the
wise—
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
2.
In God you should
put your trust
Surrender yourself, find rest at last
With everything He does, be pleased
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
3.
Put in your heart of
His strength a dose
Recognize what He doth dispose
Abandon what you propose
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
4.
He is the Compassionate
Creator
He is the Benevolent
Provider
He is the Wise and Divine Author
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
5.
The Final Judge in any claim:
Direct your prayers toward Him
Let go of your personal
whim
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
6.
Don’t crave after a thing
or cause
Don’t be stubborn if one
occurs
It’s from God, do not refuse
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
7.
Since matters are in God’s hands, vain
Is any confusion or pain
He unfolds Wisdom divine
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
8.
All His deeds are superior
And in tune with each
other
Everything He does is proper
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
9.
Keep sorrows distant from your heart
Find comfort instead in your Lord
Just leave everything to God
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
10.
Don’t deem justice to
be malice
Surrender, don’t burn in the
Blaze
Don’t give up or
give in—patience!
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
11.
Do not say: “Why is this
so?”
It is good that it is so
Look, see how the end
will go
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
12.
Look down on no one,
nor slight
Don’t give offense, don’t
break a heart
With your ego never side
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
13.
A believer’s deed is never vice
A wise man’s way is never strife
A sage’s speech won’t agonize
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
14.
His patience is a grace
on me
His ruling, my security
The Lord God is my
deputy
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
15.
His name resounds in every
call
His remembrance in every
soul
His rescue is for one and all
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
16.
Just when your hopes
are down to nil
Suddenly He parts a veil
He grants solace from every ill
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
17.
In each moment to each servant
Whether wrathful or beneficent
He’s at a task each instant
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
18.
Now Complier and now
Preventer
Now Harmer and now
Benefiter
Now Debaser and now
Upraiser
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
19.
Now He makes His servant a sage
Now malignant, now virtuous
Over every heart He rules
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
20.
Sometimes He makes your heart
empty
Or fills your spirit
with beauty
Or makes you His loving
devotee
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
21.
Simple one time, complex
the next
Sometimes He makes your heart
perplexed
Happy one moment, sad the next
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
22.
Sparingly eat, sleep, and
drink
Give up carnality, it is junk
Settle in the rose garden
of the heart
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
23.
Yourself with His creatures
do not strain
Nor with your ego remain
You and your heart,
keep close the twain
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
24.
With what is past, fall
not behind
What is yet to come, don’t
mind
Even in the present, don’t
reside
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
25.
Unceasingly His name recite
Cunning and shrewdness, cast aside
Admire Truth, Truth articulate
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
26.
Isn’t it time you were amazed
Discover Him, yourself forsake
Cast away sleep, become
awake
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
27.
Every word contains advice
sound
Every object is much adorned
Every action is a godsend
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
28.
A symbol and portent are all
things
A sign of good news are all
things
A fountain of grace is everything
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
29.
Lend ear to anyone
who speaks
Understand Him who makes
him speak
And with all your
heart accept
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
30.
The languages of things proclaim
“Truth, O Truth!” they all exclaim
Creation’s courtesy ascertain
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
31.
Yes, He has done very well
Of course He has done very well
Indeed He has done very well
What God will ordain,
let us see
Whatever He does, well does
He
—Ibrahim Hakki of Erzurum