What Remains of Wise Men?

My Lord
I follow the traces of Your steps!
I seek for Your perfume!
I laugh with the echos of your laughter in the eyes of children!

What will remain of us?
Ashes!
What remains of wise men?
Their words of prayer
My Lord, when we speak with You, we create drops of eternity!

In all the forgettable words pronounced by us
Please Beloved
Keep the ones that speak about You!

(Al-Zeituni, December 2016)