With A Longing To Fly Up above The Earth Poem by Mohammad Younus

With a longing to fly up above the earth,
The dervish releases his falcon into the skies,
Which flutters its wings and soars high,
Looking at the greeneries and flowers on the earth,
Sometimes it glides down back to the earth,
Away it flies back and disappears in a blink of eye,
In order to come close and closer to him,
Whose light and sound enamors him,

O seeker, bear it in your mind:
It is a mistake flying a falcon in the sky,
Before you search for an accomplished falconer,
Who would mentor you in taming and training the falcon,
But, you must have patience and endurance to learn -

First get your bird acclimated to your home,
Second, teach it, step by step, onto your glove,
Then, move on to make him ready to fly up,
In the skies -on your bidding,

So in Tariqah, it is dangerous to flyin the skies of Unseen,
Without taking a guide, who would instruct and teach you,
If you venture to fly without a guide, you're sure to fail,
Because you will lose your way in winding labyrinths,
And never reach the desired goal.

Mykoul