Lo! God Said To The Honoured Soul Poem by Mohammad Younus

Lo! God said to the honoured soul,
I would create nothing...
...had I not to create you;
I desired to unveil my attributes...
...might, and powers,
So I created you - to manifest...
...myself through you;
I desire you, now, to fulfill...
...your covenant with me,
To be my vicegerant on the earth,
The covenant I took from you,
Long before I created the paradise,
Even before making you my agent,
Whom I delegated some powers great!
If you ignore the covenant, I will ignore you,
If you remember me, I will remember you
If you be grateful to me, I will honour you,
If you come to me walking...
...I will come to you running,
And where two come together...
...there the love is perfected,
At the station of Qāba Qawsein!

Mykoul