Friday, November 2, 2007

WANTING TO CHANT

(this is a very rough draft, but I wanted to post it here anyway)

tonight
at midnight
in the quiet,
i will pray
myself
into
You,

la ilaha ill allah

Heartbeat
of heartbeats.

la ilaha ill allah

there is no us,
no me, no not.
there is no you,
but You.

la ilaha ill allah

Divine Everything,
in the silence
after the midnight chime,

la ilaha ill allah

all that is here,
all that is caught up
for a while in time speaks.

la ilaha ill allah

hear all existence
in the stillness

la ilaha ill allah

worshiping
You.

la ilaha ill allah

there is no you
but You

la ilaha ill allah


4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Alhamdulillah! What love and beauty you bring into the world :) This is poem/prayer that fills my heart.

Thank you, dear Sister :)

Ya Haqq!

My Heart said...

thank you, irving! hope you've had a nice weekend.

Anonymous said...

The longing for the divine. Its one of those things which can only be understood if one has experienced it.

My Heart said...

johandost, thank you for acknowledging that.