Devotional Poetry

Feast of Masa'il (Questions)

Feast of Questions

Who is this splendor
illuminating the world?
Baha'u'llah,
the Promised One of all religions!

What energy warms
humanity's frozen soul?
The Glory of God!

Who is this beauty
reflecting divinity?
Baha'u'llah,
the Manifestation of God!

Why is God's grandeur
shedding grace on the planet?
To unite humanity!

Who is this mirror
reflecting the light of God?
Baha'u'llah
is Divinity's revealer!

Why is God's mercy
overshadowing the Earth?
To instruct mankind -
on evolution's next phase;
about true independence!

Who is the pen that
writes God's sacred word on the
tablet of the heart?
It is Baha'u'llah
the salvation of the planet!

How does God reveal
His perfections to the world?
Through the majesty
of His Manifestation!

Who unites God's names
beneath the banner of love?
Baha'u'llah
is the mirror of glory that
reflects divine unity!

Whose strength empowers
the apathetic spirit?
The might of the Lord of Hosts.

Who brings agreement
between the self and God's will?
Baha'u'llah,
the Glory of God,
is the voice announcing
the Covenant of the Almighty!

What is true knowledge?
It is the consciousness of God!

Who welds the power
that invigorates humanity?
Baha'u'llah,
the Revealer of divine justi8ce!

Whose speech awakens
adherents of religion?
Nightingale of Paradise!

Where is the answers
to religious questions found?
In Baha'u'llah's writings!

Where is honor found?
The attributes of God!

Who is given the
authority to revise
Divine ordinances?
God gave Baha'u'llah
the sovereignty to change His laws!

Who has dominion
over humanity's hearts?
Jurisdiction is
given to the revealer
of the attributes of God!

Who is the mirror
of the loftiness of the Almighty?
Baha'u'llah
is the establisher
of the Kingdom of God on Earth!

Poet's Note: ▼

I wrote this in 148 B.E. It was inspired by a nineteen-day feast held on the evening of December 11. The English translation of each of the nineteen day feast are mentioned in this poem.