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TIME TO FOLLOW THE CALL OF MY HEART
The mystic must now move on,
Follow the call of his heart,
Everything here seems too much,
Discordant with the divine norm.
Adam and Eve lost divinity,
And the raiment of piety,
And now despite God's advice
Many still live aimlessly.
Nothing in the universe,
Has changed as much as Man has,
Blind ambition, greed and lust,
Have become fashion and elan.
I, for one, cannot be so,
I was never and can never be,
Tread blindly on my foe's footsteps --
The devil that wants to destroy me.
I must pay heed to the call of my heart,
Must be staunch and constant in my quest,
By walking firmly on the straight path,
And with God's help try my very best:
To purify myself inside and out,
And levitate above my mortal crust.
My fate that was chalked out for me,
My purpose of life -- my God's decree.
So, I must move on and advance,
And merge the 'droplet' with the 'sea'.
My friends, especially the best ones:
I thank you for all you have done for me.
O, I love you all just like before!
But, I can't be what I wasn't meant to be,
The material world never meant much,
To me, right from my days -- carefree.
I accept I strayed for a little while,
During my search for truth and good,
I blame no one for what happened,
In between my youth and manhood,
Yet, I have now realized it was ordained,
So that my soul could break itself free,
From temporal cravings and desires,
And make itself soar loftily.
Onward is my mystical journey,
Which has been made clearer now,
I have to adhere to the divine call,
And move forward unflinchingly.
The flight, which will lead me to Him,
Who created me from a single cell,
That's why I cannot afford to waste,
More time in this man-made hell.
I must move on, O my dear friends!
And cleanse myself spiritually,
And through self-negation,
Become one with Him completely.
I must crush my ego and my pride,
And give up all that binds me here,
I. the "Unbound", have now retraced,
The secrets of my salvation.
The beast in me must be slain,
So that my spirit sets itself free,
From all temporal, worldly bonds,
To attain my own eternity.
(Written and posted by Muhammad Naveed Ahmed/Emmenay, on Monday, April 18, 2011).
