Know Your Divine Grace Poem by Mohammad Younus

Oh' Great Man, claiming to be the Caliph of God High!
How long will you find satisfaction in earthly attachment?
Though in your essence, you are the noblest of creation,
You dance about the flowers of the world to enjoy...
...the toxic nectar...
...Which you mistake for the Elixir that makes...
... immortal a person;
Thus, in the clutches of deadly world, you remain...
...entangled in temptation...
...which is not your God's original plan or intention;
You are the bird of divinity! Know Your divine grace -
Of His spirit God has blown into you when he created you;
Nothing else is the purpose behind your creation...
...but to render yourself free from temptations of nafs
As long as you sit in your cage, sing sweet songs;
And, thus, make the bitter people of the world sweet;
Well pleased be in the cage, undisturbed you be...
...in stillness remembering your lord and listening to his word;
He has placed you here to hear his song to be one with him;
The greatest gift of God is his melodious song...
...that he, through night and day, sings to his friends...
...resting deep in the heart of His sweet music;
Out of pain and sorrow of separation, this music takes you!
What else do you need...
...than to take the cup of music from his hand?

MyKoul