The Sacrifices You Love Poem by Matloob Bokhari

THE SACRIFICES YOU LOVE
O mankind from Adam and Eve
Let us pay homage to the lives of two star heroes
In the two morality plays, staged on this planet.
Both of them were tested with loss of lives
Both remained patient; blessed eternally
First play was staged on an ash heap in Uz
Where Ayub, with farms, riches and sons
And grand houses was tested like gold by God
Ayub remained patient with gracious patience
Came out successful from the furnace of afflictions
Ayub's herds were spread throughout the land
Remained faithful with ranches, sons and friends
God tried him with loss of wealth and health
Thieves looted all his farms; his sons died
Sheep burned up; servants slain with sword
His children perished by the stormy wind
Sores inflicted from foot to the crown of his head
With face full of ulcers, he endured piercing pain
When all left Ayub, Raheema stood by him
Crumpled prophet remained happy with His holy will.
And bowed with all his heart before Him
Ayub, with all senses and with whole soul, said:
'Glorified be You! O most Merciful! Your might is right! '
'You gave, You took away; may Your name be praised! '
He bowed and thanked his Lord with his parched lips
His painful journey ended on the spiritual road
When pure character Raheema sold her hair for food
Ayub sighed: ' O the most Merciful, mercy on me! '
The All Forgiving redeemed him from distress
Clouds rained gold on his threshing floor
The Most Merciful of all, the Most Compassionate
Again elevated Ayub, the man of faith and patience
An other hero who won life over death is Hussain
Hussain, a plant of sweet Basil for Muhammad,
Who rode on the shoulders of the Apostle
Who is the prince of the Garden of Bliss
Was tested on the scorching sand of Karbala
When the insidious enemy poisoned faith of love
And shrank from no crime to secure power
With the help of sword, crushed all dissents
And chilled blood in the veins of peace lovers
Hussain rose to restore the qualities of Divine Message
He marched with his small band to supreme sacrifice,
All trials in the holy books since the creation of Adam
Were enacted on the hot sand of eternal love
The water of Euphrates was allowed even for pigs,
But the son of the Apostle was not allowed a sip
Hussain sacrificed his sons, kinsmen and friends
The beautiful small babe was killed in his arms
Arrows brought down the hero of love on arrows
Alone, weary and wounded Hussain yelled amid corpses
'Is there anyone to help me? '
His body was trampled by horses, head severed,
Most precious blood started flowing from his veins
Arrows in back, arrows in chest, Hussain offered his last prayer
Thanked the Most Exalted, the Most Forgiving in prostration
The wild murderers exhibited the beheaded heads on lances
A soft voice came from the sky: ' O the prince of the Garden of Bliss
I am happy with your sacrifices.
Your soul will attain eternal glory
You are a lord of all lords
You are a door from the doors of paradise.'
Hindus, Muslims, Christians and Jews - all sing his praises
Hussain is the prince of martyrs; the leader of humanity
From his blood flowed the fountain of Islam
From his veins flowed the blood of all freedom lovers
Hussain - the pride of Ayub; the end of Great Sacrifice
Submitted to the Entirely Merciful and Entirely Kind
In the midst of corpses,
In the midst of babies' cries,
In a sad night in the red flames of burning tents
In agony; in the pain, Zainab bowed in prayer
'I see nothing except Your beauty, O kind God
To strive for Islam is our duty.'
My friends
Those who sacrifice their all for the love of Truth
Waves of water cannot wash their names
Supreme beauty never dies; shines in the pool of blood
Spirit of truth glows in the welter of dust in the dark graves
These heroes practiced perfect patience
Their souls attain eternal glory
In our dark world, their sacrifices are light
Lasting joy is for me in their memory
Light of my thoughts will shine in my grave


Comments THE SACRIFICES YOU LOVE
Kamal Jahan Begum: V Nice God bless you.This post is awesome indeed.I love Hussain Your post has stirred my soul.What supreme sacrifice! I appreciate your effort in writing so much and enlightening us.
Sylvia Frances Chan: This is an amazing Tribute to ISLAM as a belief and not as the enemy of the Christians or any belief. How powerful poetry this IS, dear Matloob Bokhari<3, I have read just ONE TIME and know and understand all what this poem wants to tell, what this poem wants to say to all of us, what you as a fascinating poet wishes to SHARE with all of us. I am most thankful to you that our beliefs make friendship and no wars. IF all people WERE LIKE US, there would be NO WARS AT ALL. Wars are with the stupids. Yes, I know that myriad of people sacrificed for the Islam, as I have read Hussain's life and sacrification, he sacrificed all and every of his beloved children and finally himself, what a super strong belief he must have, and Allah said that it was good what he had done, and so can I tell you, these occurrences look similar to all the tragedies happened in the Bible. IFwe believe and trust the TRUTH then we have always eased, peace and greatest and serene calmness and our heart filled with passion for these things we strife. Thank you so much for sharing this enormous beautiful and powerful poetry. God's Blessings in Abundance, the Lord's Day, the 12th of March 2017 on PF IN FB. at 13.14 hrs WET p.m. ©Sylvia F. CHAN :)
Katerina Rose de La'fontaine: EXCELLENT WRITE MY SWEET FRIEND...XX
Matloob Bokhari: Thanks thanks and thanks my very kind friend Katarina
Annie Hilwani: Excellent 👍👍
Rizwan Haider: More than exellent
Sadaf Sumreen: Indeed a beautiful and soul touching account.
Mano Waseem: Greatest sir g.... Awesome.. No words to appreciate it. It's amazing 👍👍👍👍👍
Maqsoodul Hassan: Excellent
Moss Shah: Great thanks Bravo!
Maria Sheikh: Very Nice
Michele Vizzotti-White: You are a great writer Mr. B😊
سعیدسادهو: Just waow
Nuzhat Abrar: Beautiful words excellent
AubreitaDeltoidea: SuperB!
Pakeeza Rizvi: Subhan Allah..Heart touching beautiful words (Y) keep penning..May Maula bless u in abundance amen
Michele Vizzotti-White: Waves of water cannot wash their namesSupreme beauty never dies; shines in the pool of bloodSpirit of truth glows in the welter of dust in the dark graves...love this part...very power peice.