By: Aliaa Fathy
It’s as if I’m standing amidst flames…
I feel like someone who was in a deep sleep, resting from the world’s noise, and suddenly awoke in terror to find herself surrounded by fire on all sides.
Fear grips my heart intensely, and I don’t know what to do.
How can I escape these flames? How can I be saved from destruction?
I feel I’m on the brink of death, drawing ever closer. Have I prepared myself for it? Or am I without provisions?
I ask my Lord for mercy, and a thousand feelings assail me.
How much of my life has been wasted, and I haven’t given it its due!
A thousand questions haunt me: Can I return to mend what remains?
Can I create more beautiful memories with my loved ones, family, and friends and leave a better legacy?
O Lord, grant me a good life, a good death, and a good legacy.
