Man A Compound Of Clay And Divine Spirit Poem by Mohammad Younus

Man a compound of clay and divine spirit,
God blew of his spirit in him when He fashioned him,
So Man's story begins with a conflict -
A struggle between spirit and clay!
Divinity and Satan within him,
Always at daggers drawn!
He bid angels:
'Bow to Adam, vicegerant mine, '
Iblis declined, and said,
' I won't! I'm superior to him,
You made him of clay, and me of fire, '
'Why should I bow to your other? I won't, '
Get lost! Came the cutting retort from Lord,
You won't come to Me,
Until you know the truth about him!
Lo, I made him from a sounding clay;
I blew of My spirit into him;
I taught him the names of all things;
I made him my vicegerent in the earth.'

Man is a manifestation of divine will,
The absolute will! His command active!
He is essential, not accidental,
He is not a product of events,
Banal, vain, vapid, meaningless,
When he attains awareness of his self,
He becomes perfect in knowing the secret hidden:
He who knows his self, knows his lord.

Mykoul