Before He Thought Of Manifestation... Poem by Mohammad Younus

Before He thought of manifestation...
...His beauty, which now is reflected...
...in the mirror-house of the world of creation...
...was like a treasure buried under soil;
Or He was like a beautiful bride...
...fully covered under black chador;
So His glory was never witnessed!
A diamond hidden in the rock!
Then, He created human with divine eyes;
Only then could He be known!
Thus, He saw himself by himself...
...through the human eyes;
As the verse of the Qur'an mentions:
Laa tudrikuhul absaaru...
Wa Huwa yudrikul absaara...
Wa huwal Lateeful Khabeer!
('No vision can grasp Him,
but His grasp is over all vision:
He is above all comprehension...
...yet is acquainted with all things.')

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