Our ignorance, sins, and low lineage are no barriers for us to to greet His Beloved— writes Mujeeb Jaihoon
I greeted the learned sage
‘You lack in knowledge’,
Replied he
I greeted the revered saint
‘With sins is your soul taint’,
Replied he
I greeted the ennobled king
‘Lowly is your lineage’,
Replied he
Ignored and humbled
Shunned and scorned
Mocked and maligned
I melted to be naught
And then when I regained
My conscious had I earned
I whispered a greet of Love
To the Sultan of ‘Then’ and ‘Now’
No sooner had I uttered
Than a celestial bliss shrouded:
Angels fluttered
Fairies hovered
Fantasies flashed
Paradise winked
I cried in sheer disbelief
‘So worthy this rotten leaf’?
My ignorance,
Sins, and lineage
Barriers are they not-
To greet the Praiseworthy?
He is the emperor
of knowledge
Saints are but dust
In that Divine Dune
If nobility be a jungle
He is the fabled Lion
Yet, he honored with love
Replying to this fallen prey
sallallahu ala Muhammad, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam
June 11 2021
