Sunday, May 22, 2022

Poem: 'The Pen of Eternity'

 

 

The pen of my Heart has written, 

has written the thousand wonders 

and the thousand Secrets 

residing in my heart


The red pen of eternity 

has tasted the black ink of its Lord,

The master and the pen forming an indestructible pair,

In the depths of the Heart revealing their interior,

So brilliant and so dazzling


In the sun of his heart, 

the master has found his Master,

Thanks to the pen of eternity of his Heart,

The Master of the pious is at the door, 

at the door of your Heart




Visible is the light that shines in your eyes,

At the door of your Lord 

you dwell day and night,


The favourite of the humble you are,

In this world you are not alone,

Because your Master will always be there,

Your life in His hands,

Your way in His footsteps


At the gate, 

or rather at the source of this river

you dwell,

Tasting ceaselessly 

the elixir of love of your Lord


O you the Chief of the Pious, 

today light and tomorrow light,

Your life filled with light, 

Your soul filled with light,


You are that temple 

that the wise would so love to visit,

To quench their thirst for God;

Stay in the clarity of this light and 

taste the favours that your

Lord made for you


Never leave the place of this temple, 

this overflowing river,

Which overflows with love, 

light and the grace of your Beloved


Keep looking for the way and 

your voice will be heard in the thousands of

Corners and places of the Universe,

Sucking up the stardust 

that lights up in the depths

Of this universe,

Making you the essence of this light,

Which surrounds the Universe


Search and find also this essence 

which is in you 

and reveal it

In the broad daylight of your love.


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[----Tayyeba Aliah Nasrine, 26 January 2003. Inspired and originally-written in the French language, with the title “La Plume De L’Éternité” ].