THE MOON

Introduction
This short poem contains two concepts, i.e. those of the relationship between Love of God and His `ib«dah and the other is the theory of Waédat-al-Shuhëd.  The first one is contained in the first three verses and states that Love of God and His ‘ib«dah are inseparable from each other. `Ib«dah is meaningless without His Love and the culmination of love is His real ‘Ibadah (in the board sense). This is supported by the Holy Qur’«n of which six references have been selected. The whole of Sërah  55, (Al Raém«n)  is full of one of the most beautiful literary pieces in which the signs of God in the  ÿf«q are enumerated on the basis of which appeal is made to Man to Love and worship  Him in the broad sense. The opening verses of Sërahs 57, 59 and 61  command all creation to sing His  Praises as an expression of their Love for Him. Similarly the opening  verses of Sërahs 62 and 64 state that al creation does in fact sing His praises as an expression of their  ardent Love for Him. For more details of `ib«dah see Apopanedix II.

The concept of  Waédat-sl-Shuhëd has been  discussed earlier for which see Chapter 3, paragraph “The Controversy of “Waédat-al-Wujëd” and Waédat-sl-Shuhëd.”

Translation
O moon! Your beauty is the dignity of creation
Circumambulating the earthly sanctuary ¹  is your old habit

This  something like a spot which appears on your breast
Are you someone’s  Lover? Is this the Longing’s scar?

I am restless on the earth, you are impatient in the sky
You are also in search, I am also in search

            Man is the candle of the congregation which is also  yours
            The direction in which I am going is also your destination

The one you are searching for in the stars’ silence
Perhaps is concealed in the commotion of life

It is standing is the cypress tree, is sleeping in the verdure
Is singing in the nightingale, is silent in the flower bud

Come, I shall show you His luminous cheek
In rivers’ mirror, in dew’s looking glass

            In forest, in mountains in everything only He exists
            In the heart of Man, in your cheek only He exists

Explanatory Notes
1. Earthly Sanctuary- Metaphor for Earth.