Historic Islamic Poetry Part 5 and 6
C.5 When men spread themselves over the earth,
And became many nations,
Speaking diverse languages,
And observing diverse customs and laws;
The evils became multiplied,
As one race or nation
Became alienated from another
The brotherhood of man was now doubly forgotten—
First, between individuals, and secondly between nations.
Arrogance, selfishness, and untruth
Were sown and reaped in larger fields;
And Peace, Faith, Love and Justice
Were obscured over masses of men,
As large tracts of land are starved
Of sunshine by clouds floating far on high.
C.6 But Allah, in His infinite mercy and love,
Who forgives and guides individuals and nations,
And turns to good even what seems to use evil,
Never forsakes the struggling soul that turns to Him,
Nor the groups of men and women
Who join together to obey His Will and Law
And strengthen each other in unity and truth,
Nor the Nations that dwell
In mountain or valley, heat or cold,
In regions fertile or arid,
In societies that roam over land or seas,
Or hunt, or tend flocks, or till the soil,
Or seek the seas for food or oil or fat or gems,
Or dig out from bowels of the earth
Precious stones or metals or stored-up heat and energy,
Or practice arts and crafts, or produce abundant wealth
By machines of ingenious workmanship,
Or live a frugal life of contemplation,
For all are creatures of one God,
And share His loving care
And must be brought within the pale
Of His eternal unity and harmony
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