Sound In Stillness Poem by Mohammad Younus

Do not say I am fulfilled,
There is no limit to wisdom and knowledge,
It has a meaning for people,
Who make pretension of their wisdom,
Do not say I am never wrong,
This has a meaning for people,
Who are under delusion about themselves,
Do not say I have mystical powers,
This has a meaning for people,
Who worship witches and wizards,
Do not say I have achieved nothing,
This has meaning for people,
Who measure profits and losses,
Be a mystic, an epitome of awareness,
God fits him with two wings,
To fly in his heavens -
knowledge and wisdom,
That bring him out of delusion,
And lets him achieve awareness,
Foolish stay glued to strings of a lute,
Wise get to the source of the sound,
But keep seeking about for long,
When you get to the fountain of wisdom,
Only then can we say you have attained the way,
They play a lute with no strings,
It's melody fills out soul and heart,
It mingles deeply with a roaring brook,
Fills out the dark valley and blows out the vast fires,
Then it disappears save for the people,
Who have got ears to hear stillness,
Who could capture the real sound?

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