I May Not Hinder Poem by Mahfooz Ali

So, in prayer I approach the God...

God, I believe,

help me in my unbelief,

I so much want to surrender,

I want to grow beyond this grief,

I want to learn to really love,

To be nourished like the tender leaf...

I want to see your hand in every failure,

Your victory in every defeat,

May you have compassion upon my struggle

That I may know I am strong when I am weak...

So in prayer I approach the God

God, have mercy on me, a sinner

All my attempts to imitate you

I simply offer you as a beginner

Create in me Ya! Allah a loving heart

That your good works I may not hinder...