You have lightened what burdens I toil to bear,
For you’re the one who tries me and knows if I’m able,
There is no one to alter God’s decision,
Of improving God’s provision no one is capable.
-The Book of Illumination [Kitab al-Tanwir fi Isqat al-Tadbir]
-Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah Al-Iskandari [rh]
