One of the kings asked a devout man who had a family: “How do you spend your precious time?” He replied: “All night in supplication and at dawn in prayers for needs, and all day occupied with providing for my family.”
The king understood the implication of the devout man’s words. He ordered that the man’s needs be provided for, so the burden of his family would be lifted from his heart.
O you who are bound by the ties of family
Do not imagine any more ease
The worry of children, bread, clothing, and sustenance
Prevents you from ascending to the heavens
All day I plan
So that at night I can be with God
When I begin my nightly prayers
I wonder what my child will eat in the morning?
