Search for Wordly Independence- An Islamized take on the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling

Part 1 

1.If you can keep your heart pure( by the will of Allah), 

whether all those around you have lost purity of heart, are jealous, hateful or ever blaming and plotting against you 

2. If you can trust in Allah alone, when the insan are in doubt about your intentions, 

make self- introspection and selfaccountability for their criticism against you: 

3. If you can wait and never tire, 

be constantly and continuously lied lied about, but don’t allow your self to be doubtful of your One and Only Creator( Allah), nor follow your own desires 

Part 2 

4. Never to be haughty or proud, 

nor to look down on anyone,  

5. because no creation( of Allah) controls the states of the hearts( except Allah Alone), 

as to whether and when their Imaan  

( in Allah) completely depletes,  

6. nor whether there Imaan is complete according to the dictates of Orthodox Islaam, 

and issues concerning it’s fall and rise 

Part 3 

7. If you can have ‘Uloow  

Himma( High positive ambitions) seeking assistance, refuge and rescue in Allah, Our only Rabb and  

Master 

8. If you can remain steadfast upon following the correct righteous path 

whilst the truth of your speech and actions are spun by your enemy, into an infinite web of lies, 

9. Inorder to depict you as one of low calibre, 

a simpleton, and at best; naive, incompetent and foolish 

Part 4 

10. if you can permanently forego the pleasures of this temporary worldly abode, 

and avoid entering the never-ending illusions of it’s deception 

11. whether one is despised, rejected and abandoned by all Creation, 

always be one of good intentions, a positive heart, cheerful face, resilient and most especially sincere( to  

Allah), and truthful 

12. bare all trials and calamities witha beautiful patience, 

remaining in a constant state of contentment and thankfulness to  

Our Creator( Allah)  

Part 5( Conclusion) 

13. If you can fill an uncountable  

moment 

with eternal shukr/ thankfulness to your Creator( Allah)- by His permission 

14. Yours is at minimum, 10 times the  dunia, and everything in it( by the mercy forgiveness and permission of Allah) 

The crux of the matter being that— mankind and Jinn were created for no other purpose than to worship Al  

Jabbaal, The Subduer( Allah) Alone 

May Allah guide us all Ameen 

All praises be to Allah and salutations and peace be upon the  

Prophet Muhammad, His Family, His Companions and all those that follow him until the day of Judgement