i am no lionto overpower my enemies
winning over myself
if i can
is enough
though i'm of lowly earth
since i nourish a seed
named love
i'll grow lilies of the field
when i'm pitch-black
lamenting separation
i know for sure
i will break through
spreading light on the dark night
i am on fire inside
but look grim outside
since i want to rise
like smoke through my cell
i am a child whose teacher is love.
surely my master won't let me grow
to be a fool
... Mevlana Jalalludin Rumi
6 comments:
Wow. The last stanza gives me hope. :-) Thanks.
saedah,
Never, ever forget that Islam is sent to give hope to humanity.
It was never to dampen our spirit towards our journey "home" - only wayward man does that.
So bask in the glory of what The Almighty has showered us of His Mercy. Never allow any man/woman, and sometimes ourselves, get in the way of that.
"Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful"... az-Zumar 39:53
Take care and enjoy your journey to Jordan :)
Remember... HOPE!
Salam,
Oh yes, hope and faith...always. :)
Beautiful!
I'm a dog : )
"when i'm pitch-black
lamenting separation
i know for sure
i will break through
spreading light on the dark night"
rumi being rumi a bold stanza like this is
mask in the middle of his pome
ending with a humble tone....
now... wheres that lion....
Salam Ustaz,
Thanks for being there on Sunday. It was an honour for me to have your presence.
Hope I will learn and appreciate more and more about Islam from now on.
Have you actually finished your entries as I see you have spent almost your afternoon on very scholar and highly intellectual matters... :) or there are more in the coming and making... ;-)
Mufei
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