Oceans Of Beauty - By: Majed Dodeen Poem by Majed Dodeen

Look at the sky at a dark or a moonlit night,
See the shining stars surrounding the moon bright,
Feel the depth, spirit and essence of beauty.
At sunset, the night embraces the day
The day hugs the night.
The miraculous twilight painting appears as a blushed girl whose forehead is dripping of shyness.
Feel the magnificence of beauty.
Amazingly, watch bees flying from flower to flower,
Sipping nectar and collecting grains of pollen.
The marvelous view makes the tongue mute
Makes silence utter.
Man hears a stunning language, never heard before,
Coming from the unknown.
These are some pictures of the spiritual beauty.
The beauty that makes the conscience affectionate and emotional
It makes the human feelings pretty delicate & transparent.
It gives satisfaction in the soul, awakens consciences and promotes emotions.
Henceforth, the time clock stands still
The secrets get unfolded and mysteries revealed.
What a beautiful pithy expression of wisdom that says:
((If you have two loaves, sell one and buy a lily)) .
The loaf satiates a physical, materialistic and bodily need
Whereas the lily satisfies a spiritual, psychological and emotional necessity.
The correlation between the body and the soul is like the link between the poet and his poems,
The mother and her fetus
The passenger and his suitcases.
Life itself is an amazing art that we must learn.
In order to master this art,
We have to differentiate between reality and image.
'Not everything that glitters is gold.'
Many are those drawn to decorations and appearances rather than the truth and the substance.
Unfortunate, unhappy and even miserable are those who see beauty but does not believe in Allah,
Allah is Creator of the universe and the Maker of beauty
'Allah is Beautiful, He loves beauty'.
Wicked are those whose souls are full of hatred, treachery and evil.
Their pictures become gloomy reflecting the darkness filling their hearts.
I wonder why man jails himself inside a crack in the wall,
Why does he become an introvert living inside his concerns and desires, like an ant?
Why does a man bite his fingers out of rage, or hide ill-intentions of unjust revenge?
This vast universe & the precision systems indicate the existence of Allah,
The Wise, the All-Knowing & the Just in His judgement.
The Loving, the Generous and the Giver who does not stop giving.
Why don't we get out of our holes?
Why don't we break our shells to look out on the universe to watch, contemplate, reflect on and learn?
If some people throw stones and bricks at me,
I'll collect them and build a home for a homeless.
If others throw flowers and roses at me,
I'll gather them and distribute them to whom I love.
In fact, I love all people
I hate hatred
I hate egoism and bad deeds
'Behold! in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, - there are indeed Signs for men of understanding, - Those who remember Allah standing and sitting and lying on their sides and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth: Our Lord! Thou hast not created this in vain! Glory be to Thee; save us then from the chastisement of the fire"! Al Imran: 191-192