By Athar mudasir
On the Scales of Duties and Obligations
Jonah ran from the town,
Thinking, being upright, he ran out of sight,
To levy wrath on the town.
On the scales of criterion—right and wrong—
The ship got stuck in the high 🌊 tide.
On the ⚖️ scales of reason and logic of men,
Jonah is the one
Who was sacrificed to save the boat ⛵🌊.
Thrown in the raging sea,
Panting and struggling between the waves,
Bubbles engulfed him—
Suddenly, dark curtains rose all around like walls.
Looking toward the sky,
The blue 🔵 sky turned 🌑 black.
He slipped deep inside the fish 🐋.
In the depths of sea and fish,
He listened to the sounds of the deep.
And there he realized—
Being a prophet, why was he abandoned?
Doing his duty,
He questioned why?
This is the difference between a commoner and prophet.
He listened to the cries of the great fish,
The praise they send in the darkest oceans.
There he realized the darkness—
Of his heart, of the fish, and of the sea.
He knew why.
He knew—
He flew.
