What a Good Person

“When you purify your hearts just as you purify your raiment, union with God will follow. You cannot become a Sufi by merely wearing coarse woolen shirts and following strict ritual, pretending to be pious while inside your hearts you bear malice and avarice. A real Sufi has attained a state of perfection on the inside. If you sincerely seek u
nion with God, then seek Him inside your hearts and leave the world alone.”
-Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani, “Fayuz E Yazdani”

What a Good Person

What a good person I am,
Even though I have sometimes fallen victim
To Love's fear.

By false evidence,
I convict my sister,
It is the progeny
Of my own fear.

How can I hold my brother
In Contempt,
When it is my own creation
Bred from my soul's deep fears?

When you see another way
You can choose another day
To be your presumptive future.

As for Shamsuddin,
I surrender to Love.

© 2007 Shamsuddin