Turn towards Ṣalāh! | Shaykh ʿAlī Al-Ḥajjājī

يا من ضاق صدرك
Oh! You whose chest is feeling constrained

ويا من كثر همك وغمك
Oh! You who has numerous worries and sorrows

عليك بالصلاة
Upon you is the Ṣalāh

ارحنا بها يا بلال
❝Comfort us by it, Oh Bilāl!❞
[Abū Dāwūd 4985, Ṣaḥīḥ Al-Albānī]

تريد الراحة؟
You want comfort?

تريد السعادة؟
You want happiness?

تريد الطمأنينة؟
You want peace of mind?

اقبل على الصلاة
Turn to Ṣalāh

والله ما هي بالمال
By Allāh! It’s not by wealth

والله لو جمعت
By Allāh! If you were to gather

أموال الدنيا
The wealth of this world

وكنوز الأرض
And treasures of the earth

لن ينشرح صدرك
It would not expand your chest

بل ربما يضيق
Rather it may constrict it

كم من أناس
How many from the people

من الأثرياء
From the rich ones

والأغنياء
And the wealthy

والرؤساء
And presidents

والوزراء
And ministers

إلى غير ذلكم
And other than them

تراهم في ضيق
You see them in suffering

لا يعلمه إلا الله
Known to none other than Allāh

فليس انشراح الصدر
So your heart’s contentment is not

يا عباد الله بالمال
Oh! Slaves of Allāh by wealth

وليس انشراح الصدر
And your heart’s contentment is not

بالجاه
Due to prestige

وليس انشراح الصدر
And your heart’s contentment is not

بشيء آخر
Due to anything else

من أمور الدنيا
From the worldly affairs

انشراح الصدر
Relaxation of the chest

بطاعة الله
Is by obedience to Allāh

وطاعة رسول الله
And obedience to the Messenger of Allāh

صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم
-Praises and blessings of Allāh be upon him and his family-

اقبل على الصلاة
Turn towards Ṣalāh!

لهذا كم نجد من أناس
For that reason, we mentioned
How many people we come across

يا أخي أنا في ضيق
Oh! My brother, I am in distress

لا يعلم إلا الله
None knows about it except Allāh

مالك؟
What’s with you?

الشيخ الفاضل
أبو الحسن علي بن الحسين الحجاجي
-The Virtuous Shaykh
Abul-Ḥasan ʿAlī bin Al-Ḥusayn Al-Ḥajjājī