Divine Lovers

Lovers of God are marching ahead of us,
We are waywards lagging behind them,
I am drowned in a stream of tears...
...as I am in pain due to my desire...
...pending its approval by my lord...
To join his band of lovers,
They are a unique class of people...
....whom God has exclusively created for his love;
Through divine providence they possess a lover's heart,
The owners of a lover's heart are those...
...who die before their deaths,
They drink from the cup of death..
...the water of eternal life;
They move from the temporal world...
...to the world of eternity;
And reside in peace in the eternal kingdom;
There they hear the divine speech:
سلام قولا من رب رحيم
'Peace: a word from a Merciful Lord...
And get aside today, O guilty ones! '
They are those who sacrifice...
...their worldly pleasures for seeking supreme bliss,
Nay, they sacrifice their heart and soul...
...for God realisation;
They walk non-stop...
...on the path of divine love;
And God is himself the recompense...
...for their sacrifice and love.

Mykoul