The Tongue’s Blade

The tongue, though small, a weapon fierce,
It wounds the heart, it words can pierce.
A careless word, a harsh decree,
Can sever bonds, can sow enmity.

Yet when restrained and truth it speaks,
It lifts the low, it aids the weak.
A double-edged, this gift of speech,
A test from Allah for all who reach.

Oh Allah, guide my tongue with care,
To spread what’s just, to speak what’s fair.
Make it a tool for deeds divine,
To guard the faith, to honor Thine.