يا ساكن الدنيا عبدالكريم مهيوب يا أيها الحي الذي هو ميت كلمات أبي العتاهية

Who can know about the people of the graves & see them? Who can feel them beneath the earth's layers? Who can tell me about the person who wanted and Who wanted me, because don't know him because of distance Who can tell me about the one who strongly resisted death? Because of this severity he is oblivious to everyone who is calling him Who can tell me about the man who is being carried on the bed And few people are taking him to the grave living man who is about to die You have spent your whole life in bodily desires Open your eyes, old age has covered you And the robe of boyhood has been taken away from you All the people you knew have gone on their own ways You will one day be with those who are gone You will rarely stay here, so be careful And your happiness will stay here for very short time This is the true path, so prepare well Understand that the day to come is near Of course, only contented man is satisfied How far is greedy person from contentment Don't let the world distract you, If you feel helplessness And don't let the words like (maybe) and (hope) distract you When desires invite you to suspicious things, do opposite Because sometimes there is good in opposing desires The straight path is very clear for the one who wants it But see that the hearts are blind by the straight path wonder about the person who died while his salvation Is available, Also wonder about the savior wonder because he forgot the death while There’s no escape from death, even if it comes late The moments of your nights & days You’ve warners which are coming fast towards you If you’re saved, it will be mercy from Merciful God And if you perish, it will be the consequence of your deeds inhabitant of the world, are you safe from its downfall? While you're watching that the mill of time is spinning Time has crushed many such huge strongholds Which were built on the tops of high mountains Where are the people who built strong forts and Recruited strong army in those forts, where did they all go? Where are those guards who were patient for the sake of honor? who were died in the collision of the spears Where are the owners of pulpits, the armies & the royal palaces? And where are those who besieged cities and villages? Where did the owners of caravans, cavalry and troops go? And where did the owners of great things & the great dignities go? The emperor of all kings destroyed them all So none of them can be felt or seen anymore He is such hidden and visible king Whose kingdom is still standing on His Throne He decides the fate of His creatures & plan for them He is the only King, there’s no other He makes decisions as he pleases Between us, and his decision is not violated He sent Muhammad as Prophet May Allah’s blessings upon the Prophet Mustafa He saved us through Muhammad After misguidance, from misguidance to guidance My friend! How long will you not refrain? How long? Until when? Say how long? In the coming & going of both night & day There’s an admonitory lesson for wise people How long will you continue to build such house In which you cannot be safe from dangers? you who died! guests of earth’s dust! Tell me, how did you get the taste of dust? people of the graveyard! The dust wiped your faces people of the graveyard! All your adornment has changed people of the graveyard! This separation enough from your homes Just come now that you have gone too far from your homes people of the graveyard! There’s no meeting now between you The strong rope of the relationship of the one who dies just decays went to the graves of many of my brothers & stood there And called out to him, ‘’What young were you’’! Dear brother, death didn’t saved you From the medicine that the doctors fed you Dear brother, neither amulets have benefited you Nor has the spell saved you from what feared about you Dear brother, how did you find the hardness of the resting place? How did you find the narrowness of reclining place? was scared of your separation even though you were alive While your separation’s fear after death is much greater than before It is my right to cry today because of the pain because Destiny has decided upon me in the event of your separation My eyes are shedding tears on you while my heart is weeping And breaking because of your separation My dear brother when remember you Your memories breaks my heart & makes me totally sad My eyes are shedding tears on you while my heart is weeping And breaking because of your separation