So Say Our Elders Poem by Mohammad Younus

If you do not give up fear and terror...
You won't find your way to love;
If you do not purify your inner self...
You won't see the true self in your mirror;
If you do not throw out all your extra load...
You can't save your boat of life from sinking down;

If you are seeking to be the beloved of all,
Love everyone. whether friend or your foe,
Whether in their presence or absence;
Talk to all in sweet divinely language...
As if you are reciting the holy verses of the Quran;
Just be like flowers that dispatch their fragrance۔۔۔
...on the shoulders of morning breez to near and far;
If you want to spread the light of love and peace...
Be like the sun, shine on everyone، pure or impure.

MyKoul