I Aspire To Live In Peace And Harmony Poem by Mohammad Younus

I aspire to live in peace and harmony;
Two opponents are dueling within me:
The command of nafs...
...and the command of the lord!
Their fighting is raging flame within me;
It gives me rest, when my nafs is subdued,
And submits to the command of my lord;
It makes me restless...
...if I ignore the command of my lord;
Not one fire burns in me but two -
Fire of nafs and fire of Allah!
In each thought two enemies I see clash;
Wherever I go there is an odious doubling...
Of two warring foes, which want to vanquish me;
And everywhere the battle that follows me is spreading...
The flames: all the imprints of my evil nafs are effaced;
For I am now living as a jihadi against my evil nafs-
I burn in the fire of Allah!
And am gradually shedding off my evil nafs.

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