Mohammad Younus Poems

God and I are two very old enemies...
Since the day He expelled me and my mate, Eve...
From His Garden of eternity;
He sends His emissaries from time to time...
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LEILA

Let me tell you the secret hidden
How to get closer to Leila, your beloved.
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In the quiet of dawn,
Where shadows dance with light,
A symphony of whispers divine,
Fills the stillness of the air.
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In the furnace of my heart, flames brightly shine,
Yearning for your voice divine, in every line.

Locked doors and chains, a soul's plea to free,
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In the unseen, you're by my side,
No sight of you, yet nowhere to hide.
If I claim separation, I'm not true,
For in every trace, I find only you.
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I stood before Him, saying:
In the silence, I feel your presence near,
Even when your form remains unclear.
If I see not but you in all I view,
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How can I suppose that something else veils You,
When You are the One who is manifest by everything?
How can I suppose that something else veils You,
When You are the One who makes Yourself manifest
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In the quiet whispers of the morning breeze,
Where the sun gently kisses the mountain tops,
There are manifest myriad beauties unseen,
In every light of red and golden beams.
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In the depths of our being, a battle does wage,
Between intellect's whisper and desire's wild rage.
God's gift, our intellect, shines bright and true,
A beacon of guidance, for me and for you.
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God gave me intellect, the true guide to me,
But nafs, my foe, wouldn't accept the guidance he gave.
The nafs has a big sack that it carries with it all along.
When I stuffed in it all it desired, it didn't fill it.
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