Satan's Voice Sleeps There Poem by Mohammad Younus

Satan's voice sleeps there,
Where the soul dives into musical stream;
The touch of music awakens the soul,
And carries it on its untouchable wings,
To where celestial bells are clearly heard;
The soul for the first time listens,
The verses from the Archangel Gabriel,
From the book of knowledge,
Inscribed on the Preserved Tablets.

Shaken, never had heard the verses before!
Prophet comes down from the cave!
Khadija opens the door of home! .
Finds her beloved transformed to a new person!
Recites the first verses of the Qur'an,
To the people of Home;
They hear and believe!
Those who knew him never questioned him!
How could they?
They heard the message in joy,
And sincerely acted upon it till their life.

And the Satan was dead and life smiled again!
The seekers of truth, one by one, came to him, and said:
Speak to us of the Divine message revealed,
For our guidance through you;
And he raises his head and reads out to them:

READ in the name of thy Sustainer, who has created,
Created man out of a germ-cell!
Read - for thy Sustainer is the Most Bountiful One!
Who has taught [man] the use of the pen!
Taught man what he did not know!

The people heard with awe...
...and there fell a magical stillness upon them;
And in a sweet voice he spoke to them:
When the Qur'an is read,
Listen to it with attention,
And hold your peace:
That ye may receive Mercy.

What Qur'an beckons to you, follow it,
Though the commands might be hard for you,
And might shatter your Worldly dreams,
Because when you take up the commands,
The angels of God will unfold their wings for you!

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