You Start Living Truly: Poem by Mohammad Younus

You start living truly:
If you love one and all, without bias,
If you live in peace and harmony with all,
If you listen to the words of wisdom,
If you acquire knowledge true.

You start living truly:
If you kill your false ego,
If you do not let down others,
If you treat all others...
...as children of the same God.

You start living truly:
If you do not become a slave of your nafs,
If you walk on the straight path...
...the path treaded upon by the divinely gifted,
If you leave following false gods and beliefs,
If you leave sitting with the dark minded persons,
If you do not speak anything but true words.

You start living truly:
If you avoid to feel hopeless and pessimistic,
If you do not cherish bad emotions and passions,
If you think the way your heart glistens with divine light,
If your heart beats with the sweet sound of Hu, Hu.

You start living truly:
If you do not be materialistic and worldly,
If you do not go after idle dreams,
If you never ever allow yourself knowingly...
...to run away from wise and enlightened.

Don't let yourself die slowly!
Do not forget to live happily!
Start living truly!

~ MyKoul