I arise from the depth of my being <br />My mind on fire by the subtle touch of yours <br />Letting me in my flight in accompaniment <br />Of the angels and in search of the lovers <br />The lovers which have been consumed <br />By the closeness of the earth’s surface <br />What then remains of all those <br />Mansions or possessions not their own <br />Every seventh step on earth it is said <br />Falls on the head of a king lying asleep <br />Or his soul lost in the heavens or hell <br />When I shall visit thee <br />O earth reverend <br />Who shall hide me in thine embrace <br />I shall ask thee <br />Where hath thou ravened those faces of beauty <br />Or the humans superior born to mothers <br />More than queens or kings <br />O earth <br />As thou art my final abode <br />Or the creatures of earth <br />Or being burned on the surface and then flown <br />In your rivers holy <br />I shall ask thee <br />What you did to all the treasures <br />While I wake up <br />With my mind on fire <br />I search for some meaning for myself<br /><br />Sadiqullah Khan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-shall-ask-thee/
