Tell Me God Poem by Mohammad Younus

God, o God, I hear your sweet songs through eyes,
That give me ecstasy for being very near to you,
In the middle of the night, when I remember you,
Your songs wake me up and bring me out of slumber,
God, I cannot sleep in your separation;

Upon my face fall beams of moonlight that are...
...soaked in your perfumed tunes,
My passion for hearing your songs goes on surging up,
For new and newer tunes I hear coming from your lute;

God, I am your humble devotee, cut off from you,
I need your continued guidance for turning back to you,
Who else can guide me to you? God, would you tell me!
I long to hear your songs without pause with my heart's ear,
Or the world will see me dieing, singing the songs of separation;

Tell me, God, how to be in Your constant presence,
How can I roam in wilderness like a mendicant faqir?
Greedy for power and high position! And living on alms!
Let me live in your grand palace, or on its doorsteps,
Where no one lives except your being.

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