The Ecstatic Name

The moment lovers overhear the mention of their Beloved, their hearts overwhelm with ecstacy unable to bear the bliss- writes Mujeeb Jaihoon

No sooner the body heard,
The letter Meem;
The soul swung,
In the air, Mmm…

Hey Heaven’s Beloved!
Your evergreen thoughts,
Make me crazy;
Your praised name,
Gives much ecstasy.

Be it the spring of joy,
Or the season of cry:

When arrives the blessed moment,
About you one makes a comment:

My half-opened eyes then close.
Unable to bear the brutal bliss.

My lips then move
At a moderate pace
‘Upon Muhammad be
Blessings and peace’

Friday, 3rd January, 2003