Reason and Heart

One day reason said to the heart:

" I am a guide for those who are lost.

I live on earth, but I roam the skies

Just see the vastness of my reach.

My task in the world is to guide and lead,

I am like Khizac of blessed steps.

I interpret the book of life,

And through me Divine Glory shines forth!

You are no more than a drop of blood,

While I am the envy of the priceless pearl

" The Heart's Answer:

He Heart listend, and said: " This is all true,

But now look at me, and see what I am! "

You penetrate the secret of existence,

But I see it with my eyes!

You deal with the outward aspects of things

I know what lies within!

Knowledge comes from You, intuitive knowledge

spiritual truth from me!

You seek God, I reveal Him!

Attaining the ultimate in knowledge makes

one restless

I am the cure for that ailment

You are the candle of the Assembly of Truth:

I am the lamp of the Assembly of Beauty

You are hampered by space and time,

While I am the " bird in the Lotus tree

my status is high "....

I am the throne .... of the Majestic of God. "

- Dr. Allamam Muhammad Iqbal