I saw A’bd-u-Qader Gaillani in the sanctuary of the Ka’bah with his face on the pebbles and saying: ‘O lord, pardon my sins and, if I deserve punishment, cause me to arise blind on the day of resurrection that I may not be ashamed in the sight of the righteous.’ <br /> <br /> With my face on the earth of helplessness <br /> I say Every morning as soon as I become conscious: <br /> O thou whom I shall never forget <br /> Wilt thou at all remember thy slave? <br /><br />Saadi Shirazi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ch-02-the-morals-of-dervishes-story-03/