How Many Veils Must Be lifted; till I am embraced by You, The Veiled One!
By
Aadil Farook, New Age Islam
25 December
2021
How many
veils must be lifted
till your
glimpse is gifted
How much
pride must be sacrificed
till your
grandeur is recognized
How much
tribulation must be undergone
till a
purified self is born
How many
desires must be forsaken
till I let
my soul awaken
How much
heartbreak must be felt
till I
allow my ego to melt
How many
wishes must be blown away
till my
only wish is your say
How many
tears must be shed
till my
spirit is truly fed
How much
knowledge must be unlearned
till your
gnosis is to be earned
How many
books must be burned
till your
message is fully learned
How many
reasons must bear negation
till your
love is granted affirmation
How many
temptations must be fought
till the
distance between us is naught
How many
wines must be untasted
till your
vision turns me intoxicated
How many
petals of 'I' must wither
till I am
able to pluck your flower
How many
colors of me must fade
till your
rainbow is displayed
How many
songs must be unheard
till by
your melody, I am stirred
How many peers
must abandon me
till I am
granted your proximity
How much
jealousy must harm me
till I rely
on only your sincerity
How many
fears must be conquered
till your
path is wholly travelled
How much
self must be lost
till this
journey is crossed
How many
wars with myself I must win
till your
disclosure will finally begin
How many
words must be written
till
silence becomes my expression
How many
people must be forgiven
till I make
my days enliven
How many
memories must I erase
till my
nights are for your praise
How many
whys must be understood
till I
experience what is selfhood
How many
hows must be explored
till your
divine wisdom is poured
How many
theories must be rejected
till your
concept is perfected
How much of
philosophy must I replace
till your
discourse rules my time-space
How much
Science must be unendorsed
till the
power of faith is the greatest force
How many
illusions must be denied
till the
devil's tricks are defied
How many
steps must I walk
till your
exaltation is my talk
How many
delusions must be addressed
till with
your revelation, I am blessed
How much
should I strive for bliss
till
prostration is like a bride's kiss
How much
repentance must accompany sin
till I
witness a revolution within
How much
from vanity I must flee
till you
acknowledge my humility
How much
caprice must be suppressed
till you
say, "I am highly impressed"
How much
inner purity should I seek
till
feminine beauty can't make me weak
How much
worldly glitter must I shun
till your
rays are emitted from the sun
How much
should I serve your creation
till I
fulfill the definition of a human
How much
should I revere your glorious name
till the
key to your treasures, I can claim
How much
remembrance do I owe your beloved
till I'm
mentioned in the prayers of the prophet
How much
self-worship must be undone
till I'm
embraced by you, the Veiled One!
(Photo courtesy: Jesus@ 2AM, for Representative purpose only)
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Aadil
Farook, Winner/Nominee of 2 International Awards (US & UK), is a
Lahore-based blogger.
URL: https://www.newageislam.com/spiritual-meditations/veil-embrace-veiled-self-worship/d/126030
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