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| Strike Stones of Spirit to emit His Fire |
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| jaihoon |
| 08/04/05 at 06:33:44 |
| Strike Stones of Spirit to emit His Fire - Jaihoon http://www.jaihoon.com/egoptics/stones.htm “Life means a passionate burning, an urge to make, To cast in the dead clay the seed of heart.” O friends who carry the stones Striking each other to create sparks Would you throw them to the mire If after a try or two they make no fire? Would you not hit them again and again Until the moment you see the flame plain? O friends who are in distraction lost In your remembrance of Lord of Alast O those who are in confusion embarrassed When before Him your forehead is placed O those who in forgetfulness ruined When His nearness have you gained O those who fall asleep When to Him you want to leap Dishearten not! Tighten the knot (of hope)! One day the devil will lose his game All his tricks shall one day be lame Give up not your habit of repeated trial One day shall you fall in His lovers’ file Every ignorant hypocrite has days of faith Didn’t these lines fall in Jaihoon’s fate? Therefore, Keep to your self the stones of spirit For, they shall one day Sinai-like fire emit And if you strike them like al Musthafa- That Sweet Beloved of Lord- (sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) Greater will be the fire from Mount of Nur For, old-fashioned is the talk of Mount of Tur Email this page Comments Egoptics Home Notes This poem describes the difficulties faced by those who are attempting for the nearness of God. Their human weakness like distraction and confusion dissuade them often in their mission to reach their goal. The poet is adjuring them not to give up and keep trying, just as one would not throw away the stones after striking them once or twice and fail to create fire. Life means a passionate... : A couplet by Allama Iqbal Alast : Alastu rabbikum, the occasion referred to in Qur'an when Allah asked the humanity "Am I not your Lord" and they all replied "Yes". Greater will be the fire : The coming of Holy Prophet invalidates the earlier laws of other Prophets. Mount of Nur: where the Holy Prophet was revealed the Holy Quran Mount of Tur : where Moses (as) conversed with the Lord. |
| 08/04/05 at 11:54:17 |
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