by: Muhammad Tariq Haq
Beautified for men is love for women
— Children, heaps of silver, gold, and opulence.
Cattle, fields ripe for harvest,
— Villas and vast mansions
In great abundance.
Branded horses, in past nations;
— BMWs, Mercedes Benz, and others at present.
These are delights of this fleeting existence,
— But with God lies the finest dividends.
There are gardens with rivers flowing under them,
— Inhabited by pure and pristine women,
Of the same age as their eternal husbands.
Meant for believing men who seek God’s repentance
— and From the punishment of the fire, their deliverance.
These are patient, truthful, and obedient,
— From their wealth, they generously spend.
In early hours, long before the day begins,
— They forsake their bed and repent.
They don’t even approach the indecent,
— Nor gaze with greed towards the forbidden
Or others’ possessions.
Strong lust for each other is a natural instinct
Between men and women
— Within limits, it is cherished in every religion.
Men have, over women, little preference;
On both of them, apply the holy guidance.
Men and women should lower their gaze from the forbidden.
— In addition, women must keep their attraction
Under a veil hidden.
There is pleasure beyond measurement
For men in women,
— And for women in men, immense enjoyment.
Permissible only in a wife and husband’s
Intimate moments
— Beyond this, it is great disobedience.
Within this world and the life
Which will never end,
— Such choices bear grave consequence!
Unless followed by instant repentance
— And true abstinence!
