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)!”
A Mercy Case 
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