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.)