I am the white beautiful pure horse.

They all have their eyes on me, because

I spent the nights seeking high ranks while they slept.

If I had no respect in the eyes of others,

My enemies would not have attempted to defame me.

—al-Ridā

(Read on pg 47, Ibn al-Jawzi, Disciplining The Soul. Daar as-Sunnah Publishers. Birmingham: 2011.)