ON WANTING TO BE A SUFI
©
Farouk Asvat
for
Jalal'uddin Rumi, who brought me here
There are obstacles
to being a sufi:
The chrome chairs in
the lounge,
Allah engraved on aluminium panels in the corridor,
Bronze statues in the
heart,
And leaden Buddhas
sitting in the stomach;
Silver chains hanging
around your neck
And platinum bangles
tinkling around your ankles;
In the imams whose
names are longer than the kalimah,
In the white robe of
the pilgrim,
And the untrimmed
beard of the believer;
In the pewter jugs
filled with holy water,
And in the sparkling
pleasures of your desires:
There are obstacles
to being a sufi.
There's an emptiness in your chest
Where your heart used to beat;
There's a void in the heavens
Where God used to sit.
So do not go looking for God.
He will find you.
He is not only in the stars;
He is also in the almond tree
Blossoming in your garden.
so be silent.
be still.
sacrifice yourself
in the name of Allah.
and in the feast of an empty
stomach
you will find Him dancing on
your tongue
laughing with you.
©
farouk asvat
composed: 26.10.2004, 05h00, after dawn, 11 ramaDwaan 1425 [johannesburg, south africa].
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Wanting To Be A Sufi was previously published in:
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