Will You Then Not See? Poem by Mohammad Younus

So priceless is to be born as a human being,
Because only a human being can know and love...
...the Supreme Lord abiding in him;
The human being is the supreme creation of God;
The human being has the two rare valuable gifts...
...from the creator of the universe:
Wisdom and knowledge!
These are the tools to know, love, and meet the creator;
If we do not use these tools while alive in this world,
How can we accomplish the purpose of our life?
If the Lord of the universe is not found in this life...
... then we can never and nowhere find him after life;
The One who has made this universe...
...his only temple lies in human hearts
When the prophet Abraham said to his lord:
'My lord I have made Kaba as your worshipping place';
God was pleased but said: ' My house is in the human heart';
None else but our lord is nearer to us than our jagular vein;
Being so near to us, let us recognise and obey Him;
Look not at him from a distance,
Know Him in your self - as light reflected in all things;
God is the essential truth of all beings;
Wherever you are, he lives close by to you;
Musk is in the musk deer, yet he is unaware of this musk;
The heedless self knows not God, though God says in the Qur'an:
'Wa fi anfusikum, afala tubsirun! '
(And in yourselves there are signs. Will you then not see? ')
The Holy Sound from God constantly sounds in you,
But, sadly you do not hear this sound;
His light is reflected in all things,
yet you do not have the eyes to see;
You have hearts but you do not understand;
You have eyes but you do not see;
You have ears but you do not hear;
Mind it, what God clearly says in the Qur'an:
'They are as cattle, nay, they are in worse errors;
...these are the heedless ones';
Such is your wretched and deplorable condition!
Because the veil of 'mine' and 'thine' is there! ! !

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