I got up early one morning,
                  And rushed night into the day,
                    I had so much to accomplish,
                  That I didn't have time to pray.

                 Problems just tumbled about me,
                    And heavier came each task,
          "Why doesn't Allah help me?" I wondered,
                  He answered, "You didn't ask."

                  I wanted to see joy and beauty,
              But the day toiled on gray and bleak,
             I wondered why Allah didn't show me,
                  He said, "But you didn't seek."

              I tried to come into Allah's presence,
                   I used all my keys at the lock,
                   Allah gently and lovingly said,
                   "My child, you didn't knock"

                   I woke up early this morning,
               And paused before entering the day,
                    I had so much to accomplish,
                  that I had to take time to pray.