Resist The Company Of wrangling Nafs Poem by Mohammad Younus

Resist the company of wrangling nafas,
And save yourself from false temptations...
...and their assaults,
Which truly ruin you and lead astray,
When you know the secrets,
Do not be a folk storyteller...
...who impresses the public...
...with his borrowed knowledge and...
...false visions,
For the eloquent tongues of...
...the gnostics of old after disclosing...
...friend's secrets to all and sundry, ...
...fell silent!
When they realised...
...that they had done a blunder,
By saying all that they should not have said,
To the dunce and unworthy,
Then, fell silent...
...with immense shame and regret!
If he is intimate with you...
...and comprehends what you say...
Speak it to him without any restraint,
Think that you are doing God's will...
If he is a stranger, then withhold...
...the secrets from him,
And, shut up!
In silence is a sanctified place of...
...sound restraint,
Do not be after rank and dignity,
So be an honest trustee of friend's secrets,
Better for you is to keep silence:
So be an eye to see; Be an ear to hear,
Be not a tongue...
...that speaks in the gatherings of strangers,
For secrecy is the truest way to success.

Mykoul