- Ya muqallib al-qulub, thabbit qalbi ‘ala dinik
O mover (or flip-flopper) of hearts, make my heart firm upon your religion
- Ya muqallib al-qulub, thabbit ‘ala’l-haqq
O mover of hearts, make my heart firm upon the truth
- Ya muqallib al-qulub, thabbit qalbi ‘ala ta’atik
O mover of hearts, make my heart firm upon your obedience
- Ya musarrif al-qulub, thabbit qalbi ‘ala ta’atik
O director of hearts, keep my heart in a state of obedience to you
- Ya muqallib al-qulub wa ‘l-ahwalhawwil halina ila ahsan ‘l-hal
O you, transformer of hearts and spiritual states make our states the loveliest of states
- Allahumma, ya muqallib al-qulub wa’l-absar, thabbit qalbi ‘ala dinik
O Allah, O controller of the hearts and eyes, let my heart hold fast onto your religion
- Allahuma Ya Musabbib al-Asbab, Ya Mufattih al-Abwab, Ya Muqallib al-qulubi wal-absar, Ya Dalil al-mutahayyirin, Ya Ghiyath al-mustaghathin, Ya Hayyu, Ya Qayyum, Ya Dhul-Jalali wa-l-Ikram! Wa ufawwidu amri il-Allah, inn-Allaha basirun bil-’ibad
O Allah, o causer of causes, o opener of doors, o transformer of hearts and eyes, o guide of the stupefied ones, o redresser of complainants, o living, o eternal, o majestic an venerable, (..)
Allah is the one who controls the hearts of people. Remember the hadith – in Sahih Muslim – that Allah doesn’t look at your bodies and appearances but rather at your hearts (and your acts). In the Qur’an it is said that only the ones with a clean heart (bi qalbin salim) will be accepted by Allah. Oh Allah clean our hearts and deeds from hypocrisy and make us better people.
bn al-Qayyim ramatullah alayh said,
Humility comes from knowing about Allah and His names and attributes, and His greatness, venerating Him, loving Him and being in awe of Him; and also from knowing about oneself and one’s faults, and weaknesses. From that may develop the attitude of humility, which means feeling helpless before Allah, and being humble and compassionate towards His slaves, so that the person does not feel superior towards anyone, or think that he has any rights over anyone else; rather he thinks that others are better than him, and that their rights come before his. This is a characteristic that Allah gives to those whom He loves, honours and draws close to Him.
“Know that the life of this world is but amusement and diversion and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth and children - like the example of a rain whose [resulting] plant growth pleases the tillers; then it dries and you see it turned yellow; then it becomes [scattered] debris. And in the Hereafter is severe punishment and forgiveness from Allah and approval. And what is the worldly life except the enjoyment of delusion.”
(Surah Al-Hadid, ayah 20)
“Righteousness is good morality, and wrongdoing is that which wavers in your soul and which you dislike people finding out about.”
“The intelligent person’s tongue is behind his heart: when he wants to speak, he first thinks. If [his words] will be in his favour, he says them, and if they will be against him, he does not speak. And the ignorant person’s heart is behind his tongue: when he merely thinks of saying something, he says it, whether it is for or against him.”
