-- Omar Khayyam's pearls of wisdom -- My take on them

"I resolve daily that at dusk I shall repent

For a night with a cup full of wine spent

In the presence of flowers, my resolve simply went

In such company, I only regret that I ever resolve to repent"

These are some of my favorite stanzas from Omar Khayyam's works. I just thought I'd express my take on them:

Omar Khayyam truly is one of the most scholarly and enlightened personalities in recent human history. A poet, mathematician, philosopher and astronomer - Omar Khayyam was one of the most profound torch bearers of human enlightenment throughout the 11th century, while the Europeans languished in the dark of medieval times.

I admire him in more ways than one.

The stanza mentioned above from one of his works, is a heart rendering medicine of wisdom and soulful healing of purity that ever human being on earth specially Muslims should hold deep down their hearts.

What the writer is trying to portray is how as human beings we live every day, every minute, every heartbeat and every breath surrounded by the extravagance, glitter, luxury and pleasures of the worldly life. Day by day, month by month, year by year our lives pass away as softly as sand through the palm of the hands.

We wake up every day to another God gifted "opportunity" to live and "exist" as human being and most of all as "Muslims", yet we succumb to the desires of this worldly life. We crumble to our tendency of "Imperfection" and that imperfection resonates through our choice of submitting to the will of our "Nafs" to attain worldly pleasures instead of submitting ourselves to the creator and the sustainer - Allah (swt) without whom we would not exist in the first place.

The pearls of wisdom expressed by Omar Khayyam applies to me in every thing I do, every thing I say and everything I exist, live and strive for as a human being, as a man, as a person and most of all as a blessed and gifted "Muslim" rich with the greatest treasure of them all - ISLAM! As it should be to every other Muslim as well.

The universe, the world and the wonders of all existence, has been blessed with so much beauty, immaculate grandeur, incomprehensible grace, unconquerable glory, immense and utter perfection, profound intricacy, majestic and fascinating wonders - All testaments of immense and utter glory, power, wisdom and greatness of our creator - Allah (swt). Yet every single day we live, we forget the very purpose of our existence, let alone the purpose and reason behind the inconceivable perfection and beauty of the universe!

We forget how every breath we breathe, every heartbeat that beats in our chests, every blink of an eye we live through, every drop of blood gushing through our veins and most of all every second of our "Being" is a gift from God Almighty with a purpose. We unravel and unwrap the gift but we forget its PURPOSE!.

Life is an open road that's there to cover the distances. There is no point on driving a car on the road if you don't know whats the purpose (Destination) of your trip! There's no point in turning on the radio, listening to music, turning on the airconditioner etc in the car every time you sit in it, yet not knowing where you want to go.
The inability to recognize your "Destination" on the road to life and realize the "Purpose" for which that destination holds importance, is the fallacy of the human being that throughout the annals of history has crippled our worth as the ultimate creation of Allah (swt) and not only have we suffered in this life, but we will surely suffer in the hereafter unless and until we: Recognize, Realize and Rectify - The purpose of our existence as human beings, our reason to live as "Muslims" and most of all the gratitude of utter and total "Submission" to the creator - Allah (swt) that we OWE to him for his infinite mercy, blessings and gifts!

May Allah (swt) guide us all to the right path and may we soar high each day with every heartbeat and every breathe as Muslims and may we fulfill our purpose of existence to the creator because "Submitting" ourselves to the God Almighty is what being a "True" Human Being is all about in the first place, instead of submitting, succuming and crumbling to the will of our "Nafs" which only pulls us down into the darkness of oblivion like quick sand.

Ameen!

Allahu Akbar!