In praise of the Divine Spirit

In praise of the Divine Spirit

You showed me in vision that Joy is within me
it was like a Light of joy rising upwards
i could see her raising up in my body
and i could feel the joy
like i was a new being
a being of joy

and then, you appeared like by magic
from my dream into my daily Reality
you came into my life out of nowhere

you came and saw me
all of my past, my future and my present
you came into my Life like a witness
a witness of goodness

just because you are present
your presence transforms my life
that which was low becomes high
that which was sour becomes sweet

had you not existed
with the passing of time
my life would have become a burden
an unfortunate situation

you are the one who removes the burden off my chest
so that i can breathe
you are the one who removes the stones from my path
and smoothened it for me
you go before me
ready the path
so that i may walk

hours days and years
just for you to care for me
though i be your creation
i feel like You have been created for me
so much of service you are to me

in Quran, it has been said
if you are grateful and believe,
what God has to do in punishing you

with my life i testify,
that you care for me fully
so much that i am ashamed of my laziness
i wish i could be always in a state of meditation
and me too, one day i be of greater Service to you
that i be my BEST potential for your service
for i have NOT been created in vain
and if a mere seed can express ALL of its potential
by becoming a tree
me too, i want to express ALL of MY potential
in caring for others as you have cared for me.
then, i can die happy.

i wish always be with you here
and in the hereafter
there is no one else i want to be with
except with you

if i am still alive
it is thanks to you
these breathes i take in and out
they are not mine
but wholly yours

you know why?
because by now, i should have been gone
with my lot of breath
yet, i am still alive,
with a new breath
you have filled my life.
i don't know from whom i have borrowed this breath
but this breath is not mine
it is yours.