Looking Out Poem by Mohammad Younus

Looking out,
I see God manifest through His creation.
Looking inside,
I find His command is my true essence.
Incessantly, He works within me;
I am His chosen inheritor.

Surely, He holds me in His loving snare.
In His presence,
I need not fear the nafs's wiles.
How can I claim to live
without His command?
Without the passion to serve Him
as His true servant always?

I am a steadfast believer
in divine love and grace,
which shapes my obedience
as I've promised to my Lord
on the Day of Alast.

With His love, let me illuminate
myself and my world with His light.
As I claim to be His servant,
so too are the sun, moon, and stars
servants in the heavens.

MyKoul