Divine Names
By Salma Khan
There are words across my window
words you cannot see
words full of love
reaching out to me
I gaze up at the sun
who gives from himself
his wondrous light –
his contagious warmth
lights me up,
his hug fills my insides
His Name is etched
in the clouds
His Name is
in the trees
His Name is in the rain
His Name is in
The moon’s luminosity
I gaze up at the stars
they reflect His
candescent Light,
I am a nebula full of wonder –
for His Love and
His delight
I am a sailor in His oceans
riding the fiery waves
of love,
I am on an expedition
I’ve burned away
my tears,
and lost
parts of me
there of-
I lost myself
to the flower
of my heart –
I lost myself
when it was crushed,
I gave off the
sweetness
of my scent
To the One
That I love
I became the
silent words
I became the
quiet thoughts
I became the
unexpressed –
when He reached
the recess
of my heart
For silence
is in wonder,
for silence
is His name,
I blossomed
like a flower
as I read
in His Name
His Names are
in my universe
His Names are
woven in my galaxy
I became the sun,
the moon,
the stars,
uniting in His Love
His Names
are mine
to keep.
Salma Khan is the co-Founder of Rahma Institute in Texas, an organization dedicated into spreading awareness through education in marriage, family, and youth empowerment. She has had a passion for creative writing and poetry from a young age.