The Secret to Worship

[Nelo Angelo]

The Secret to Worship

And so this traveller
Lost and weary wondering far from home
Came at last upon your Caravanserai

And where the ocean meets the sea
In grief and anguish he did weep
‘‘So long I’ve wondered and yet still
I know not what I seek...

And yet reflected in your eyes,
I see a truth that splits the night
So can you whisper to me,
The secret of what worship is?’’

So you said:

You cannot Worship, until you Love,
You cannot Love until you Feel.

You cannot Feel, until you Understand,
You cannot Understand until you Learn.

You cannot Learn, until you have been found,
Can’t be found until you seek.

You will not seek nor find, until you yearn,
And you will not yearn until you Remember.

So remember, “La ilaha il Allah”
(There is no god but Allah)

The traveller’s heart stood and awoke
And born aloft on wings of hope.
There beheld a deeper mystery
glimmering beneath your words

He cast himself before your feet
‘‘I know that that of which you speak,
Cannot be found by seeking
but only Seekers find it.

Yet in the footsteps that you make
I see the path that I must take
So may I follow you and
Learn the secret that you keep.’’

You said Remember and you will Yearn
Yearn, and you will Seek

Seek, seek, you will be found
And when you’re found then you will Learn

When you Learn then you will Understand
Understand and you will Feel

When you Feel Him, then you will Love
And when you Love, then you will Worship,

Then you’ll Worship “La ilaha il Allah”
(There is no god but God)

By Talib Al Habib
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