The present moment!

Shaikh Sahl ibn ‘Abd Allah (Allah have mercy on him) said,

‘The (present) moment (waqt) is the most precious thing; so, occupy it with the most precious things.’

Jawami ‘Adab al-Sufiya, page 12

The Ship of Taqwa...

"Indeed the world is a deep ocean,

wherein many people have drowned.

Make your ship thereupon 

taqwa- the fear of Allah .

Load it with Imaan

and it's sails is trust upon Allah.

(Do this) So that you may be saved,

because I do not see you being saved."

[Luqman(as)]

Time an I...

 ولي خط وللأيام خط   

و بينهما مخالفة المداد

فاكتبه سواد في بياض

و تكتبه بياض في سواد 

I have a pen and Time has a pen

The only difference between them is the ink

I write with black (ink) on white (paper)

and Time writes with white (ink) on black (hair)