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Since the advent of Adam and Eve,

Mystics have asked us to believe

that the highest achievement is self-annihilation

Yet since we are captivated by self-actualization

this idea doesn't appeal to us at all

It is only when we break down and fall

we realize that how feeble we truly are

for us to work and shine like a star

each and every iota of our very complex body

should be in a state of perfect tranquility

To such an unbelievable extent

we depend on God's intent

If He doesn't take care of us

and grant us bounties surplus

We are nothing but just another organism

this humility isn't taught by any ism

only religious experience can guarantee

such a profound sense of spirituality

in which you don't get carried away

by your normal routine every day

so much gratitude we should offer

that only seldom we have to suffer

No wonder, the prophets laughed little and wept more

because life's reality is an ocean without a shore

Such a deceiving illusion is this material world's outer getup

That's why Muhammad said, "people are asleep; when they die, they wake-up"!