Page 51. Hilaly.
Inflict grief
Upon me
That at ease
I may be.
Inflict pain
Upon me
Pining away
I am
Excellency,
Alert to your
Approaching footsteps
I am
Long my vigil
In hope of
Beholding thee.
(Jami)
My heart
Is in cinders
By the flame of
Yearning for
My Friend
The Lamp
Of the Kaaba
Shines at the
Temple of
My Beloved
Desiring the
Effulgent One
Will display Himself
Night long
Have I kept
The light burning
At the Kaaba and
His Temple.
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I die of grief
I did/could? not die
For You.
I mourn in shame
I did not
Become naught/the dust?
At your feet
Regret not I
Fragmentation
Of my heart
At the shower of
Your blessings
Alas I am not
Shattered into
Atoms – in my
Desire of You.
I pray God
Bestow upon me
A hundred lives
Thus I may sacrifice
A hundred lives
For You
Of no value
Am I that- life
I sacrifice for you
A hundred thousand
Saintly/righteous/peerless/virtuous
Noble Ones are
Ready to give their
Lives for you!
Better than the
Rule over this
Universe – Is that
Hilaly may be
Awarded being
In need of Thee.
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