The Temptation of Adam

Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem!
I know this is a hat trick. :) Three posts in one day. Alas yes ;p I have been trying to catch up and get with the flow. I always slack at the beginning and then weep and rush at the end. Bismillah I hope this habit of mine ends today, inshaAllah.
Just on a sidenote, I am trying to learn to practice typing through this series of posts, too. InshaAllah ya Allah!

The Temptation of Adam

A life of passion and longing is better than eternal quiet,
Even a dove that is caught in a trap, but keeps flapping its wings, changes into an eagle.
You do no more than bow down in humility; 
Rise like the tall cypress tree, you who are slow to act! 
The waters of Kausar and Tasnim have robbed you of the joy of action.
Take wine from the jug, real wine clear as crystal, made from grapes.
'Good' and 'bad' are figments of the imagination of your Lord.
Take pleasure in action, step out and take what you desire.
Come, rise up, so that I may show you a new kingdom!
Open your eyes and go about seeing the sights the world has to offer.
Now you are a drop of water worth nothing, become a luminous pearl!
Come down from the heavens, and live in the ocean.
You are a flashing sword, strike terror into the world's soul; 
Come out of the scabbard and show your mettle. 
Spread an eagle's wings and spill the pheasants' blood;
For a falcon, living in the nest spells death.
You do not yet know this, but with union comes the end of longing:
What is eternal life? To burn - and keep on burning!

[Translation by Mustansir Mir]

اغوائے آدم

زندگی سوز و ساز بہ ز سکون دوام
فاختہ شاہین شود از تپش زیر دام
ہیچ نیاید ز تو غیر سجود نیاز
خیز چو سرو بلند، اے بعمل نرم گام
کوثر و تسنیم برد، از تو نشاط عمل
گیر ز مینائے تاک بادۂ آئینہ فام
زشت و نکو زادۂ وہم خداوند تست
لذت کردار گیر، گام بنہ، جوئے کام
خیز کہ بنمایمت، مملکت تازہ ئی
چشم جہاں بین کشا، بہر تماشا خرام
قطرۂ بے مایہ ئی گوھر تابندہ شو
از سر گردون بیفت، گیر بدریا مقام
تیغ درخشندہ ئی، جان جہانے گسل
جوھر خود رانما، آے بروں از نیام
بازوئے شاہیں کشا، خون تذرواں بریز
مرگ بود باز ار زیستن اندر کنام
تو نشناسی ہنوز شوق بمیرد ز وصل
چیست حیات دوام، سوختن ناتمام

So this time I commented third which is nice as I can now keep track of what everyone else is saying. I said

Bismillah!
This so resounds with me. I find it personally compelling. For the longest time I have been hearing this rhetoric that "if there is a will, there is a way", that every possibility is within reach if you stretch your arm enough. If you really want it, then you have to work for it, and if you work for it, you will get it.
On the deeper level, I have always been wondering that what is the limit where action stops and faith begins? Iblees here is giving the same carrot to Prophet Adam elehi salam that we are given in present times that action brings all good...yet the irony is hadn't all the poems of Allama been encouraging youth to do the same as Iblees? To not to wait for the things to happen, but to take the initiative.
"Take pleasure in action, step out and take what you desire."
"Open your eyes and go about seeing the sights the world has to offer"
Quite intriguing and bemusing...I wonder how will it all come about?

I will add to the post later, InshaAllah. For now I will call it a day.

I have to thank and Praise Allah in a written form because He has been the only and the Best Aide to me today. Alhamdulillah.

PS: I really wish to find a cut and dried answer to this question: where is the line drawn between tawakkul and khudi?