The Lover Who Slept

[Re.TiReD]

:salamext:

A lover, tired out by the tears he wept,
Lay in exhaustion on the earth and slept;
When his beloved came and saw him there,
Sunk fast in sleep, at peace, without a care,
She took a pen and in an instant wrote,
Then fastened to his sleeve, a little note.
When he awoke and read her words his pain
(Increased a thousandfold) returned again -
"If you sell silver in the town," he read,
"The market's opened, rouse your sleepy head;
If faith is your concern, pray through the night -
Prostrate yourself until the dawning light;
But if you are a lover, blush with shame;
Sleep is unworthy of the lover's name!
He watches with the wind throughout the day;
He sees the moon rise up and fade away -
But you do neither, though you weep and sigh;
Your love for me looks like an empty lie.
A man who sleeps before death's sleep I call
A lover of himself, and that is all!
You've no idea of love, and may your sleep
Be like your ignorance - prolonged and deep!"

Shaykh Fariuddin Attar

[Sahabiyaat]

Whoaaaaaaaa


cool. me likes.

[Zahida]

:sl:MashaAllah.........................:w::D

[Sahabiyaat]

or else....he could just say to her.."look lady, u really high maintenance if u excpect me not to even get a wink, u aint THAT pretty ya no!",..n then go back to sleep.

ahh but wud ruin the lovey dovey shmuvey atmosphere....

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[Re.TiReD]

or else....he could just say to her.."look lady, u really high maintenance if u excpect me not to even get a wink, u aint THAT pretty ya no!",..n then go back to sleep.

ahh but wud ruin the lovey dovey shmuvey atmosphere....

Yeh, I dont think its about her expecting anything as such, and even then it's not a lot to ask. Its just the effect you expect love to have on a person. You cant sleep, cant eat...find yourself thinking about the person loads. Love really does render a person useless at times.

[Na7lah]

woaah! :ooh: that was nicee :D

A man who sleeps before death's sleep I call
A lover of himself, and that is all!
You've no idea of love, and may your sleep
Be like your ignorance - prolonged and deep!"

:p

[AabiruSabeel]

:sl:

No brother commented here?

It seems like this poem speaks of love with Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala, not the worldly love.

Prostrate yourself until the dawning light;

Sleep is unworthy of the lover's name!
He watches with the wind throughout the day;
He sees the moon rise up and fade away -
But you do neither, though you weep and sigh;
Your love for me looks like an empty lie.
A man who sleeps before death's sleep I call
A lover of himself, and that is all!

:w:

[Malaikah]

^ Doubt it. because it says that she is his beloved and:

Your love for me looks like an empty lie.

[*charisma*]

Assalamu Alaikum

Well there's three reasons of why he shouldn't be asleep mentioned:

If he sells silver in the town, then it would be important for him to stay awake because he needs to sell his goods,

"If you sell silver in the town," he read,
"The market's opened, rouse your sleepy head;

If he is concerned about his faith, then he shouldn't be asleep but rather praying because that will prove his commitment to his faith,

If faith is your concern, pray through the night -
Prostrate yourself until the dawning light;

But if he is one who is in love, then there is no reason for him to be sleep because it is considered shameful to his lover since he is not proving that he loves her by staying awake,

But if you are a lover, blush with shame;
Sleep is unworthy of the lover's name!
He watches with the wind throughout the day;
He sees the moon rise up and fade away -
But you do neither, though you weep and sigh;
Your love for me looks like an empty lie.

mashallah overall, a very nice poem, jazaki allahu khair for sharing

fi aman Allah
w'salaam

[AabiruSabeel]

^ Doubt it. because it says that she is his beloved and:

I missed it somehow.

Well there's three reasons of why he shouldn't be asleep mentioned:

If he sells silver in the town, then it would be important for him to stay awake because he needs to sell his goods,

If he is concerned about his faith, then he shouldn't be asleep but rather praying because that will prove his commitment to his faith,

But if he is one who is in love, then there is no reason for him to be sleep because it is considered shameful to his lover since he is not proving that he loves her by staying awake,

Thanks. I am not a good reader, neither do I have any liking for poems. Shouldn't have commented.

[*charisma*]

Assalamu Alaikum

oh sorry bro, I didn't mean for it to sound like it was directed at you specifically. I don't want you to feel discouraged, i thought the same thing when i read it..i actually read it about 3 times haha, so no worries inshallah :D that's wat poetry is all about

fi aman allah
w'salaam

[Cabdullahi]

its been ages since a poetry contest.....can we plz have one

[Na7lah]

after the story contest mayb

[Cabdullahi]

the story contest is the most boring contest ever.....who wants to read stories that requires a thousand mouse scrolls just to get to the point or the interesting bit of the story if there is one? we havent got that much time some of us have family and things to do. you know!!.......so lets have the poetry contest first poems are short and are quick to read

[Re.TiReD]

lol...since we got in first with the story contest, and 2 at once wudnt work...I guess ur going to have to wait this boring contest out arent you :)