Beautiful Expressions About Father and Mother
Here are some of the most beautiful quotes about fathers and mothers:
- Everything can be bought except for one’s father and mother.
- A mother is a school; if you prepare her, you prepare a good nation.
- Behind every great man stand great parents.
- A father is like a soul; when he departs, the body collapses.
- My father always taught me that when you help others, God will reward you double, and that’s exactly what happened when I assisted those in need; God helped me even more.
- The heart of a father does not rest until all hearts are at peace.
- A mother’s heart is a school.
- A child’s future is shaped by his mother.
- There is no pillow softer than a mother’s embrace.
- A mother does not ask if you want; she simply gives.
- A mother may have to punish her child, but she quickly takes him back into her arms.
- If the world were in one hand and my mother in the other, I would choose my mother.
- Both the mother and the homeland are sacred.
- A mother is a reliable reference for her child.
- A mother loves her children unconditionally; regardless of their mistakes, she continues to love them.
- Sacrifice begins with a father and ends with a mother.
- Parents are the only two people in the world who will never envy your success and are always ready to sacrifice for you.
- A mother loves with the heart of the world, and a father stands to protect her.
Poetic Verses About the Father
Excerpt from the poem about father by the poet Nizar Qabbani:
Did your father die? A delusion! My father does not die. For in the house, there is a stream and the scent of my Lord… Our Prophet’s remembrance is his corner… Those objects of his are like a thousand blooming branches. His desire to be relaxed… as if my father has not left us. The plate of ashes and his cup still remain as is… they have not been drunk yet. And his glasses… do they forget the crystal with eyes more radiant than the sunset? His remnants, in the spacious chambers, are like remnants of eagles on the playground. I wander through the corners, wherever I pass… I lean on his tired chest. My father… is not gone; our conversation is of cups at the fountain… yet the laden vines are born from his good mouth… My father was like news from Paradise… and meaning from the most spacious realm. And my father’s eyes… are the refuge of stars. Does the East remember my father’s eyes? With the memory of summer from my father… and the memory of the planet… O father, O father… Good history walks behind you, so do not blame us… We move on with your name, from the kindest of gifts to what is best. I carried you with the awakening of my eyes… until people thought that I was my father… I carry you even in the tone of my voice. How could you leave… while you are still within me? If the paradise of the house gifted us… in the house, there are a thousand golden mouths. We have opened the doors of July… and in summer, my father must come.
Poetic Verses About the Mother
Oh, did I hear, as if I hadn’t heard the news?
Is my heart of stone in my ribs?
Why have I become frozen, my verses unmoving?
Neither felt nor saw, all in silence it stirs.
Like every stream of poetry, it has become dormant… from whom has the poetry been dried, who has betrayed it?
I who played melodies that shook… all creatures, trees, and birds.
Why did I silent, find no rhyme to speak?
Nor did I see, with my eyes, tears descending?
Has the sand dried my feelings and dried me,… so poetry has no meaning or news?
Was I unable to express my sorrow… as if I had not listened to that precious girl?
My mother dies with her hand on my heart,
Oh mother, have mercy! My heart is torn.
Rock my cradle, for I am still a child,
And cover me, for the wind has roared.
And dry my sweat, for the summer has scorched me…
And give me water so that I may quench my thirst.
Extend your hands to me as once I revered them,
For I have arisen as dawn now unfolds.
Embrace me… those eyes are treacherous;
How many eyes ignited sparks?
And sing to me the summer songs on my lips,
And bring close the stars and the moon to my pillow.
Your voice, O mother, still follows me…
Oh Lord, return a beloved one who loved the journey.
Oh Lord, protect him from all evil…
And shield him from harm and treachery.
Heal, my God, the break that has settled upon my child,…
For You mend, O Lord, what has shattered.
Oh Lord, the tears of mothers have dried here,…
So pour upon us mercy and rain.
All the birds have returned from their migrations,…
When will we return to our nests in groups?
And, oh Lord, have mercy on a husband who drowned with his family…
In the darkness of prison, having found no trace.
And for a little girl every time she asked her friend:
Did your father come? My heart shatters and explodes.
And, oh Lord, have mercy on an old man leaning on a stick…
He nearly lost his sight from the long night.
O you who returned Joseph to Jacob,
Do not leave the old man alone unable to sleep.
Oh Lord, what is the fault of the free if they stand…
Like giants before the quaking waves of injustice?
Your voice, O mother, still lashes at me…
I have erred and come today to apologize.
By the One who created the world and formed it,
I never broke my oath; I never severed the ties.
Yet trials have befallen our space…
Destroying the thoughts of the one who tamed the minds.
My mother dies, and I did not tremble at her sight,
Nor did I recite verses over her body,
Nor did I carry her on my shoulder to her resting place…
Nor did I walk with those who mourn, contemplating.
Quotes About Parents
Below are some reflections on mothers and fathers:
- God, the Almighty, divided rights and made kindness towards parents paramount, second only to the singular act of worshiping God with monotheism, which bears great significance for them.
- Let us remind our loved ones of the story of the man from Yemen who carried his mother on his back, circling the Kaaba, treating her like a pampered camel. He later asked Ibn Umar if he had fulfilled his duty towards her, to which he replied: “Not even for a single labor pain.”
- According to Muhammad ibn Sirin, whoever walks ahead of his father has disobeyed him, except for the one who clears the path. And anyone who calls his father by name has disobeyed him, unless he says, “O my father.”
- Your parents were kind to you in your weakness; they nurtured you until you grew strong. Do not turn your back on them in their time of need; be good to those who did good to you.
- Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “Beware of the prayer of parents; for within it lies growth, fulfillment, crushing, and ruin.”
- Life goes on; so honor your parents in it, and your mother deserves the most respect and kindness.
- We only realize the value of salt when we lose it, and the value of a father when he passes away. The father is the one person who never envies his child’s talents.
- A father shields his son’s mistakes, just as the son conceals his father’s shortcomings.
- As long as you see your mother smile, life is good.
- The mother is the nature from which we came and to which we will return.
- There is no pillow softer than a mother’s embrace.
Sorrowful Words About the Departure of Parents
Here are some sorrowful expressions about mothers and fathers:
- My mother, my tongue has not ceased to express prayers for you. I know that they bring you happiness, and I will always pray for you. If people forget you, I will not; may God unite us in paradise.
- Since your departure, sadness has become my smile, and your memory has become all I possess in this world, with you day and night in my solitude.
- O my mother, my faith in God and the Day of Judgment is the reason for my patience. I ask the Almighty God, Lord of the Throne, to admit you into His vast gardens and grant me solace through you in paradise.
- Father, if I have hurt you with my tears, forgive me; the yearning heart has no strength or power. Do not leave my thoughts and prayers, dear father. I pray to God for your peace; may your long sleep be pleasant, and may He have mercy on your pure soul that has left this world.
- I will never forget you, no matter how far you are from me. Do you know why? Because you are carved deep within my heart, in a pit so profound that no one can unearth.
- My mother has departed, taking with her my sense of joy, leaving only pain in every part of me. Nothing brings me happiness anymore; it seems I used to rejoice just for her sake.
- To all who have lost their mothers, do not grieve. While people may not feel our sorrow, God does. My mother has died, and with her, everything has perished.