Poem No: 15
HE
CAME TO KNOW HIMSELF
By
Sachel Sarmast
IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS:-
Q /1: Why does the poet emphasis on how to know oneself?
Ans: The
poet asks us to know our identity. We can know our identity if we love God .We
shall discover the beauty of universe if we know our true identity.
Q /2: What makes one entangled (involved) in love?
Ans: When
a man knows himself, he comes very close to God. He knows that God is the
creator of the wonderful universe. He falls in love with God.
Q /3: Why did Mansur mount the gallows?
Ans:
Mansur mounted the gallows because his heart to glow with Divine Light. He
forgot himself. The people could not understand him.
Q /4: What is the bare Truth?
Ans: The
bare truth is that life on earth is temporary. Death puts an end to everything.
We must love God on earth.
Q /5: What is the poet saying about his sojourn (brief or
short stay) on earth in the last line?
Ans: he
poet says that man`s stay on earth is quite temporary. Death puts an end to
everything. We must love God on earth.
Q /6: For what purpose man has alighted from heaven in Sachal
Sarmust`s opinion?
Ans:
According to the poet, Allah lives in the form of love in the hearts of pious
humans. Thus their hearts began to glow with Divine Light.
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