To love like Imam Hussein means generously sharing the Truth-hive’s sweetness, spreading its essence to all, even enemies, writes Jaihoon
Man has become
Monstrously mean;
He remembers not
What life means.
The world has
Ceased to exist—
Even own self,
He resists.
Of need and greed,
He fails to separate;
Everything in life,
He rushes to accumulate.
Nothing good comes
Out his soul;
All that oozes
From him is evil.
I asked al-Hallaj
In a dream:
“Life and times
Are mine short.
Tell me a good
I may act fast.”
“What to share
Is the greatest,
Yet to give
Is the simplest?”
Replied the Martyr—
Saint of Baghdad,
‘I shall tell you
A wonderful thing:
To share and care
Is no other thing.
Conceal it not
In your heart;
Reveal it to all
Before you part.
It is the right
Of every son of Adam;
Lay it bare
And give it freedom.
My son, Truth is
The greatest good;
To be told open
Sans any hood.
Whatever little
You know,
Let it among
Your friends flow.
Hold it not
To ransom;
Liberate it
From your bosom.
Help the one
You love;
Let him too taste
The Truth-hive.
Share this
Heavenly wine.
Think not:
It is ‘only mine.’
If you love your enemy
Like Hussein,
Then reveal it to save
The people and king.
Truth is indeed
A wonderful thing;
To share and care
Is no other thing.
Feb 21 2012. Edit Apr 2024
