Generous Faqir Poem by Mohammad Younus

One night a thief broke into a faqir's hut,
Faqir had only one blanket, his only wealth -
Besides a begging bowl,
He was very beneficent, very benevolent,
He felt great compassion for the thief,
He gave him a great benediction,
And told him with hands folded,
Take everything that you can lay your hands upon,
He knew there was nothing in his home,
But, a most precious thing - His blanket,
That he used as a quilt at night,
And as his loin cloth at day,
You can take my dear possession,
As a free gift from me,
As you get the free gifts from nature -
Air, water, sunshine, and other things,
If you had informed me before,
I would have gone begging from door to door,
And kept the whole charity here in home,
For you to steal.
But, still you are fortunate,
You can take - what I have,
He threw to him his blanket, that he had on,
Lo, this is your today's earning,
The thief left with faqir's bag and baggage,
He thanked him with great giggle

Mykoul