hardened words
with a glint of steel thrash about
trapped
in the hollow vault of the mind.
relentlessly
jack hammering,
pounding,
the thinking process.
gnashing hashing.
synapses flare.
a wild fury
igniting
a cantankerous vacuum.
a cataclysmic explosion
shatters this false obsession.
replaced by
HIS PRESENCE
burnishing the heart
with silk from the Tooba Tree.
ecstasy fashions the tangible
into nothingness.
existence reduced to HIM
and HIS Master on the path towards His Divine Presence,
the beloved whose whole being is light,
the truthful inviter to the truth with the truth.
SallAllahu alaihi Wasallam.
Allahumma Salli ‘alaa Sayyidina Muhammad-in-i’l-Hameedi’l Mahmood
Wa’s-sirri’l ladhee laa yanqati’u madaduh
Wa laa yanhasiru ‘adaduh
Ashrafi maujood
Wa a’zami maulood
Allazee sharrafa kullu maulood
Ashrafi’l mursaleen
Wa aqrabi’l muqarrabeen
Wa afdhali’l khalqi ajma’een
Ashrafi’l mukammaleen
Wa afdhali’nnaasi ajma’een
As-sirrillazee saraa fi’l arwaahi wa’l-masaami’a
Laa tahya’l quloobu illa bi zikrih
Laa ba’eeda illaa qarrabahu
Aqraba kulla qareeb
Wa ahabba kulla habib
Hayaati kulli rooh
Baabi’l fadhli wa’l futooh
Wa baabi’l azeemi’l maftooh
Sirri’l asraar
Wa nuri’l anwaar
Wa miftaahi baabi’l yasaar
Wa jaami’i'l kamaal
Hayaat-i’r-roohi wa’l baal
O Allah! Shower blessings on Sayyidina Muhammad,
the praiseworthy and the praised one,
the help of whose secret is never cut off
and is uncountable;
who is noble in his presence;
whose birth was the most significant
and the best among all births;
the best among the Messengers of Allah,
the nearest among those drawn near
and the best in all creation,
the best among all those who are perfect
and the best in all humanity
whose sacred mystery was that he sojourned
into the realm of souls and hearers.
One’s heart does not become alive except with his zikr (rememberance).
There is no one who is far away, except he brings him near.
He is closer to one than everyone else who is close
and most beloved of all those loved.
He is the life of all souls,
the door of graciousness and victories;
and indeed a big open door (of magnanimity),
the secret of secrets, and the light of lights,
and the key to the gate of ease and abundance
and the one who combined in himself all wonderful qualities;
the life of souls and hearts.
All good is from Allah Ta’ala whereas mistakes are from this humble speck. May Allah Ta’ala Bless all readers, bringing you all closer to Him and His Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam. Ameen.
