sleep is gratitude

I thank Allah for sleep, as in sleep my heart calms

And my soul touch gardens and I swim away from thoughts

Of my city, I become the friend of this world

The soul of this city pales in the world of slumber

And I jump to a place where all prayers calm the ears

And I dance to the sight of hills, nobody owns or wills

In my dream, the soul of the city pales

And this world is a blunder and surprised

To new worlds were prayers make it still