Subduing The Nafs Poem by Mohammad Younus

The hunter
the murderous nafs
the satanic mind
leapt into
the Prayer Hall in the heart
Stood behind the imam
reciting the Quran
Clapped the hands and howled
to create a ruckus
to stop me from hearing
about heaven and hell
I spinned my head around
looked at him with wrathful eyes
My glance turned him out of the row
The divinely silence returned
The recitation awfully audible
Clear and resonant melody I hear
that ignites the fire in my soul -
and lights up the Zulumāt -
the blackest black in me.
Where now the inner light...
flickers eternally -

MyKoul