Be A Sufi Poem by Syed Anwar Yarkhan Jilani

Hu. Hu. Hu.

There is a bonfire raging
My love is the firewood
My little heart is gauging
Be awake to be understood.

Hu. Hu. Hu.

From ashes arises devotion,
Penury is better than pleading.
Oppose all comfort promotion
Thus achieve a spiritual tagging.

Hu. Hu. Hu.

Devotion is to Allah only:
Concentrate when lonely,
To engage in the attaining,
Overcome causes paining.

Hu. Hu. Hu.

O Lord. You listen to my voice!
In love and war request is taboo,
There is no convenient choice
Then all remain are merely You.

Hu. Hu. Hu.

Gifts given are innumerable
Can't thank for each and all.
O! Everything is pardonable
Say bearers of the pall.

Hu. Hu. Hu.


[ "Huwal la hul lazi la eelah illa hu, " Quran.
Translation:
Who is there other than I?
Thus Sufies say: Hu. Hu. Hu.
Only You, only You, only You.]