Nothing Can Ever We Take With Us... Poem by Mohammad Younus

Nothing can ever we take with us...
...to the other life...
...save the wisdom and knowledge...
...that we have acquired in this life...
...and the deeds, good or evil...
...that we have performed in this life;

In a nutshell, the sorry fact is...
...that we arrive here empty handed...
...and leave this world empty handed...
...without even any chance to look behind...
...to see, what has happened to our wealth...
...and what to our family, relatives, and friends.

And also listen to one more bitter truth...
...that nothing happens in this world twice;
Even if there comes a teacher from the heaven...
...if you're not a serious student, and do not...
...attend his classes well...
...he can't come back to this world, and repeat...
...his dàwa and lecturing, and hold classes;
This course by the divines is only offered once.

No day copies yesterday, tomorrow will be...
...quite different;
No two teachers will teach you about the reality...
...in precisely the same way, and with precisely...
...the same clarity;
So be careful when choosing a living teacher;
Don't wait for a dead teacher to come...
...to life again, Impossible!
This has not happened in the past!
This will not happen in the future!

One day, you will not be here...
...leaving everything behind;
Hardly anyone will perhaps remember you...
...and only some idle tongue may mention...
... your name and your deeds by accident;
You will like a bouquet of roses be thrown away...
...when it dries up, and loses all its hue and scent.

The next life, the teachers in this life will be...
...of no significance for us;
Look at the clock, time is fast running out;
I will not be with you! You will not be with me!
We are not going to meet again, in this life...
...or in the next life;
Nothing in nature is going to stay for ever;
So receive everything today with smiles...
...sweet kisses, and warm hugs.

MyKoul