The Veiled Secret Poem by Mohammad Younus

O Veiled Secret! Who can lift the veil from your countenance?
O Bird of Cage! Who gives you melodious voice?
Strange questions occur in my mind:
Who are you? Wherefrom are you?
Are you mortal or immortal?
Sleep left me as with these bothering questions...
...I began to fight:
If you are born of God's speech 'Be'...
How in my cage do you now repose and respite?
You deign to be asked about your secret, I know;
Have I not been asked to know you in order to know God?
In your vision, I know lies my deliverance...
...from the agony on the Day of Judgement;
Your musical notes have caused my heart to do Zikr e Khafee;
Lo, these notes are made to awaken from the sleep;
And remember God constantly, that's their way;
The rain of mercy that God showers to wet my heart!
O You are My Secret, You are not other than me;
I was under delusion that I am a caged bird;
Far beyond this cage lies my eternal home;
O soul! In time of old age, what ways will you take?
Your prime of youth was spent in mistake;
But it is never too late, the sages say;
I hope I'll find a way to the Home of Eternity, The Palace of Delight!
O Lord, let not Time wreak havoc on this poor servant,
Be kind and call me back, for I am ruined by delusion!

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