By Ruhudeen Ali
December 26th, 2010
My work magnifies me
His work obscures Him
Yet my work reveals flaws that trace back to me
While His work displays the perfection of divinity
Marveling at my artwork, some will praise me
Marveling at His artwork, the fools only praise the artistry
What my hands craft reminds them of me
What His Hands craft they will fancy as deities!
The fault is not in the admirer nor lies in the maker
for the artistry's disparity is that much greater!
So petty am I that my hand must aggrandize me
So great is He that His Hand screens His majesty
What pleasure is there in magnifying the scanty?
What splendor therein by veiling the magnificent!
His work is not mine, but my work is His
Whatever the artist renders - His signature lies in this
My fame is nothing, be it before the cameras
His fame is far-reaching even behind the curtain
He is the true Artist that taught us all the trade
In truth, the work and fame is His all the same
His Name be praised! الله سبحانه وتعالى
His work obscures Him
Yet my work reveals flaws that trace back to me
While His work displays the perfection of divinity
Marveling at my artwork, some will praise me
Marveling at His artwork, the fools only praise the artistry
What my hands craft reminds them of me
What His Hands craft they will fancy as deities!
The fault is not in the admirer nor lies in the maker
for the artistry's disparity is that much greater!
So petty am I that my hand must aggrandize me
So great is He that His Hand screens His majesty
What pleasure is there in magnifying the scanty?
What splendor therein by veiling the magnificent!
His work is not mine, but my work is His
Whatever the artist renders - His signature lies in this
My fame is nothing, be it before the cameras
His fame is far-reaching even behind the curtain
He is the true Artist that taught us all the trade
In truth, the work and fame is His all the same
His Name be praised! الله سبحانه وتعالى
3 comments:
Nice !!My work magnifies me
His work obscures Him!!! NICE!!!
Nothing He creates can magnify Him beyond what He already is because He is the most tremendous, so it can only obscure His grandeur (from creation's viewpoint and not His own.) He cannot be increased or decreased by what He creates because He is already the Ultimate. We on the other-hand, can only be increased or decreased by what we work in this world because we are not perfect,and the rest of the poem explains why my work magnifies me because I am so insignificant in comparison to it and to God's work while God's creations are insignificant compared to Himself. That is the meaning, thank you for the comment :)
:) That is so true!!
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