Away from the World: Towards the Lord

We should be grateful to those friends who pull us away from this world and push us towards the Loving Lord.- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon

For warning me about
The disease of pride,
And embarrassing me,
Like a bride.

For showing the joy of life,
Undoing my world of strife.

For convincing me,
“Allah will never hurt,”
Removing from my heart,
The arrogant dirt.

For giving me,
Unbearable pain,
As a teacher beats
With a cane.

For deserting me
In this ego’s sad hour,
And going from me
Very far.

For pulling me away
From this world,
And pushing me towards
The Loving Lord.

Ah!
Now that the Him-loving Gift
Is me no more,
Let me praise the Lord,
Wailing on the floor.

January 18th, 2003. Edit March 2024