The Snake of the Nafs
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Khwaja ‘Aziz al-Hasan Majdzub ( q.s. ) said: “Have no trust in this nafs , O devout one! Even if it becomes an angel, Remain distrustful of it. Look at the snake of your nafs . As soon as you are negligent here, It bites there.”