Shadowing Practice: WHEN THIS DUNYA BREAKS YOU 🥲 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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There are moments in life when the dunya breaks you, when everything around you becomes heavy,
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when the smile you fake in front of people hides a storm inside your chest,
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when you lie awake at night wondering why your heart feels so empty even though you are surrounded by things, people, distractions and noise.
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There are people listening right now who feel tired of life itself, tired of disappointment, Tired of being hurt.
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Tired of fighting battles nobody else can see.
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And sometimes you reach a point where you ask yourself, Ya Allah, why is all of this happening to me?
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But listen carefully.
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Sometimes Allah breaks your attachment to this dunya
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because he wants to reconnect you to him sometimes Allah allows the dunya to disappoint you
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so you stop expecting from creation what can only come from the Creator
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because this dunya was never designed to complete you it was
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never designed to heal every wound in your heart this world
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is temporary it is unstable it changes overnight money disappears people leave health fades status collapses
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and the one who builds their happiness entirely on dunya will eventually feel broken by dunya but the believer has something deeper
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the believer has Allah and wallahi there is no pain you carry except
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that Allah knows it completely Every silent tear Every heartbreak Every moment you felt abandoned Every dua you whispered
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While nobody else heard you Allah heard it Allah never ignored you for a second
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Sometimes the delay is not punishment Sometimes the hardship is not hatred
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Sometimes Allah puts you through pain because he is preparing your soul for something greater,
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a stronger imam, a softer heart, a deeper connection with him.
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Some of the people closest to Allah were tested the hardest.
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The prophets cried.
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They were betrayed.
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They felt pain.
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They lost people they loved.
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They faced loneliness and rejection.
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Yet, through every hardship, they ran back to Allah
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And maybe that is exactly what Allah wants from you right now Not perfection,
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not a flawless life But for you to return to Him
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The dunya breaks people because they depend on it too much
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But when your heart begins depending on Allah Something changes inside you You begin to realize
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that your worth is not defined by your failures.
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Your future is not destroyed because of one mistake.
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Your sins are not bigger than Allah's mercy.
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Your depression is not beyond Allah's healing.
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Your broken heart is not beyond Allah's ability to repair.
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Do not let shaitan convince you that you are too damaged for Allah.
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Some people think because they sinned, because they fell into haram,
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because they became weak Allah no longer wants them But who told you that?
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Allah is the one who opened the door of tawbah again and again
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Allah is the one who says he loves those who repent Imagine that,
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the king of kings still allows you to raise your hands and call upon him after everything
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So if dunya has broken you, then let that brokenness lead you back to Allah Cry to him in sujood,
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speak to him in the last part of the night Open the Qur 'an again, make dua again Pray again even if your heart feels numb
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Because healing does not happen overnight But every step toward Allah matters And understand something powerful
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Allah can change your life in a single moment One dua can change your destiny.
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One sincere repentance can erase years of sin.
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One moment of patience can open doors you never imagined.
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Never underestimate what Allah can do for a heart that refuses to give up.
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Maybe today you feel lost.
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Maybe you feel forgotten.
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Maybe your chest feels heavy with anxiety and sadness.
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But this hardship is not your ending.
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Allah did not bring you this far to abandon you The night may feel long But dawn always comes
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Tears do not last forever Pain does not last forever this
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dunya itself will not last forever one day every hardship you
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endured for the sake of Allah will make sense one day the believer will stand before Allah and realize
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that every tear was counted every pain was rewarded every moment of patience was seen by the most merciful
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so hold on even when you feel weak hold on.
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Even when the dunya breaks you, hold on.
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Because the one who created your heart is the only one who can truly heal it.
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And with Allah, there is always hope.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 62 sentences and 756 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:43. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- heal /ˈhiːl/ (verb) — To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- hardship /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/ (noun) — Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
- tear /tɛɹ/ (verb) — To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
- believer /bɪˈlivɚ/ (noun) — A person who believes; especially regarding religion.
- sin /ˈsɪn/ (noun) — A violation of divine will or religious law.
- depend /dɪˈpɛnd/ (verb) — To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
- patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ (noun) — The quality of being patient.
- overnight /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈnaɪt/ (adverb) — During or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.
- abandon /əˈbæn.dən/ (verb) — To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
- ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː/ (verb) — To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
- temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ (adjective) — Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
- carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ (adverb) — With care; attentively, circumspectly.
- anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/ (noun) — An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
- silent /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ (adjective) — Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
- happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/ (noun) — The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- hold on (verb) — To grasp or grip firmly.
- call on (verb) — To visit (a person); to pay a call to.
- come from (verb) — To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
- do for (verb) — To doom; to bring about the demise of someone; to injure or harm someone.
- give up (verb) — To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: hardship /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/, perfection /pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/, rejection /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, disappointment /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt/, underestimate /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like heal, hardship, tear.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are surrounded · being hurt · was never designed |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | one who builds · one who opened · one who says |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.