share with me what you have seen

and i will share with you what i have seen

and together we will paint a beautiful corner

of a canvas with limitless borders

for we too are part of that canvas

our breaths

our faces

our experiences

Witnessed and witnessing

the infinite dance of Being

can you hear bilal’s cry?

“Ahad (One)!”

there is but One

One whom we worship

One in whom we exist

One who manifests that which shatters our little dreams

can you feel zaynab’s stance?

“ma ra’aytu illa jameela (i see nothing but Beauty)!”

all around us

ever present

hidden secrets

whispers of love

unveiled in a moment decreed

to mirror Heaven’s promise

“muttak’ina ‘alayha mutaqabilin (reclining upon couches, facing one another)”

for why would al-Dhahir

– the One manifest in everything –

want us to look at each other

in the highest places of bliss?

it is to this secret i dedicate my trust

for the sake of the One who created you

“ma khalaqta hadha batilan (You did not create this in vain)!”