Al Lateef
He is al Lateef, the Subtle.
Translated as Ever Kind,
does Him not
justice.
He is Subtle and Kind,
Ever Kind and Ever Subtle,
but isn't He Ever?
He is Subtly Kind,
Kind in Subtle Ways.
Like the mother to the child,
He is to His servant,
His slave,
if only we knew.
If only we knew,
that we are indeed slaves,
that must submit,
one way or another.
If only we knew,
how Subtly Kind He is,
the mother caring for her child,
innumerable,
the child doesn't realize.
It's not born yet,
it's not cognizant of others yet,
It's not cognizant of its mother yet;
entitled, spoiled, and we pray not rotten.
The gift of eyesight flings the worshipful rituals,
of the five hundred year worshiper,
off the scales.
So what of hearing,
touch,
smell,
taste,
balance?
And what of love,
hope,
justice,
beauty,
mercy, Mercy, MERCY?!