In The Heart, There is a Disorder

In the heart, there is a disorder; nothing can repair it except drawing near to Allah

In it is loneliness; nothing can remove it except familiarity with Allah

In it is sadness; nothing can dispel it except pleasure in knowing Allah and sincere conduct with him

In it is fire of sorrows; nothing extinguishes it except pleasure with His command, His prohibitions and His decree and embracing patience upon this until the time to meet Him

In it is indigence; nothing can satisfy it except His love and devotion to Him, and constantly remembering Him and having true sincerity with Him

And if the entire world and everything it contains was given to him, it would never fill this void

Madarij As Saalikeen