bliss is indeed a very rare phenomenon
It's the fruit of intense self-transformation
Contemporary standards of success are ego-boosters
Endless inner voids turn us into imposters
How can ignorance to the self's need
give birth to a truly amazing deed?
When the soul is disconnected from its origin
Contentment is merely a theoretical description
Only once, I have experienced that ecstasy
that Sufis manage to possess perpetually
I can never deny that divine force
that links us to our actual source
As long as pure religion is deemed as life's rival
Pursuit of happiness will remain a viscous cycle!
The Unnamed Lyrics
Till the esoteric dimension isn't understood
one will remain deprived of servanthood
Till the veils are not lifted
one is ignorant no matter how gifted
Till the Listener is not flattered
one's prayers are not answered
Till one doesn't feel a Divine Presence
one's religiosity is devoid of essence
Till all the faults, one doesn't admit
one's worship is a body without spirit
Till all doors aren't knocked
one's ascent is blocked
Till the thorns aren't felt like roses
one cannot claim to experience gnosis
Till intellect is not negated
one's humility is over-rated
Till logic isn't unseated
one's faith isn't completed
Till pride isn't spilled from above
one's heart isn't filled with love
Till the path is travelled without a master
one cannot be labelled as a traveller
Till one's worth is reckoned significant
one's progress will stay stagnant
Till other's aren't seen as superior
one is denied freedom from anger
Till one's own caliber is the reliance
one isn't granted the trait of silence
Till there is no shattering of ego
one's passions, one can't forego
Till the higher consciousness isn't awakened
one's self is a symbol of being decadent
Till one is deaf to the beat of this world's drum
one continues to be endowed with pearls of wisdom!
On 14th August
Beloved Pakistan, Happy Birthday
For you, I should've written an essay
But I would prefer to pay
a small tribute in a lyrical way
So many talents, you've managed to display
You're gifted with bounties not to decay
In crisis, don't let your resolve sway
Your image, the media tries to slay
You're beautiful no matter what others portray
To your accolades, blind are they
On your ground, as I lay
I feel your fragrance's spray
With sheer sincerity, I say
We are honored to reside on your clay
Whose saints don't let us go astray
May no nation use you like an ashtray
Your pact, let no politician betray
To your enemies' plan, don't fall prey
Strive to keep your tears at bay
No matter how much you are in dismay
Your future is brighter than a sun-ray
Your radiance will never fade away
On this earth, you're bound to stay
With the vision of Jinnah, let none play
With the fervor of Iqbal, we all pray
To Islam, may your constitution be a stairway
The Divine Code, may our leaders obey!
Anthem 2016
When humanity is under the spell of whim's seduction
When thoughts are twisted by Satan's deception
When feelings are filled with Nafs's dictation
When there isn't left any purity in intention
When faith doesn't possess an iota of conviction
When success is measured by ego's affirmation
When education is sought for wealth's accumulation
When knowledge is gained just for domination
When prosperity is seen as buildings' erection
When peace is meant for the victim's subjugation
When sincere activists only encounter exasperation
When the Creator is assumed to have undergone extinction
When
