Sunday, May 27, 2007

The Muse

Many have sought what now I seek, and few have won;
Yet not the less I am driven to pray: pause in thy fleeing
While I have breath; and call to me, and lead me on
Into that garden where the Muses sing and dance,
That I may fill mine ears with sound, mine eyes with seeing,
And make for men some deep enduring utterance.

... The Muse from Collected Poems, Martin Lings

3 comments:

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Anonymous said...

Following this and the last post on "Being Muslims", I feel that one should not be too discouraged if one does not see an immediate change in oneself despite fulfilling ones acts of worship and devotions. Prayer, dhikr, attending religious classes, reflection etc often have a greater effect on the sub conscious (ie the heart more than the mind)and with perseverance and constancy, Inshallah the outer will subtly reflect the change in the inner.

Anonymous said...

The best type of worship I guess, is giving HIM all without expecting anything in return. He who is the all knowing and THE GENEROUS would know how and what to reward us (if he wishes to). We are all his servants and he is the Lord of the universes.