The Cave

Tonight I was the story of the sleepers in the cave*;

I closed my eyes and meditated,
I appeared as if asleep.

I turned my head to my right and to my left,

And the sun of divine light passed over me,
As the moon receded with each of my exhales.

And my dog of desire slept at the threshold of the world, preventing any disturbances.

We don't know how long I was in this blessed state,
Maybe for several minutes, or hundreds of years,

There were others with me in this holy retreat,
But I didn't really notice how many,

Only God knows the truth of this,
And of all matters.




*Kahf, surah 18 of the Quran