Be With Your Lord Poem by Mohammad Younus

My mind is still set on living in delusion;
For long I have wished to pursue a road to the truth;
Every time when I do my audit and assessment...
...it turns out to me that I am still...
...out of the court of my Lord;
It turns out to me that I have not been as yet...
...able to untie the seal on my heart...
...and lift the veils off my eyes;
Roosters at dawn crow Allah huuuu...
...to wake me up from the deep slumber, but...
...I am still snoring in the bed like a bear in hibernation;
All living beings - humans, animals, birds, and insects...
...wake up and take up their chosen and assigned tasks;
Farmers go to their fields and farms...
...to till, water, and sow the seeds;
Mothers rise early to clean and broom their houses...
... make breakfast for their family...
...and prepare children for school;
The sun rays sneak into my bedroom and ask me:
Open the window, straighten your eyes and look out...
...how the sun rises shining the whole creation;
Pull off your wraps, do the ablution, and remember your lord;
Your lord is waiting for your prayer...
...neither slumber overtakes Him, nor sleep;
Put in order your heart - the house of your lord!
From dawn to dusk, and through the whole night...
...be with your lord!
All the time remember his name...
...chant his hymns, and constantly hear his word.

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