Who Teaches Poem by Mohammad Younus

Who Teaches

Who teaches-
The lark in the cage to sing,
the song bird on the bough to croon,

Who teaches-
The little baby:
to suckle mother's breasts,
to recognise his Kith and kin,
to learn the amazing things

Who teaches-
The lion:
to roar ferrociously,
to hypnotise ere killing his prey

Who teaches-
Gazelle:
to run away,
on hearing the ferocious roar

Who teaches-
The birds:
to fly in the sky,
to chirp their songs,
to migrate to far off places,
to escape the harsh weather,
to search for food and shelter

Who teaches-
Man:
to create, to invent, and innovate,
to unfold and explore,
the mysteries unseen

Who teaches-
The mystics:
the mysteries of life and death,
the things unseen,
the truths hidden,
the words of wisdom,

Not a Murshid! Not a Guru!
He is with you to teach you:
the secret of secrets,
the essential truth-
the universal intelligence,
In your sounding frame.

Wherever you are,
He is with you

Mykoul