WHERE SERENITY DOTH LIE
-By Zahra Mustafa

Life is such a stormy sea,
its roiling waves engulf us
in pain and toil so heavy;
its burdens so upset us.
When we come in your Presence,
storms die down, calm prevails –
Indeed we reach a shore benign
where Peace and Joy prevail.

One glimpse of your divine face;
dispelling gloom restores our smiles.
In the presence of your Glory,
we surely are in a garden
of blooming flowers, fruits so fresh,
streams of milk and honey;
A cool zephyr blows cares away,
and Triumph rides with us.

Maula (TUS) has placed you most High
As star to grace sky
whose kindly light leads at night
blessing weary souls with solace.
When the Lord exalts His chosen,
who can dare dishonour Him !
He’s a star fixed full well,
ne’er dislodged, joy to behold.

[Dedicated with shukur, tahiyaat, taslimaats to most beloved Mazoon-e-Dawat Syedi Khuzaimabhaisaheb Qutbuddin Saheb (TUS) on Meelad mubarak.
25th Rabi-ul-Awwal, 5th June ’02, Wednesday maghrib time]

Amate Syedonal Minaam (TUS) va Mazoon Maulal Ajal (TUS),
Zahra