FIRST YEAR (POETRY BOOK III)

NOTES ON STANZA WRITING
(By: Prof. Saleem Parvez , Faisalabad)

15- HE CAME TO KNOW HIMSELF
REFRENCE: These lines have been taken from the poem, “He Came To Know Himself” by Sachal Sarmast.
CONTEXT: The poet says that it is our love of God that reveals to us the mystery of life. For this purpose, he has involved himself in love. Sometimes, he becomes Mansur to have his head cut. Sometimes, he becomes Yousif to be sold for God’s love.
EXPLANATION: In these lines the poet says that,
Sachal Sarmast was a mystic poet. His poetry charged with deep love of God. He has expressed his views about the purpose of man’s creation. God Almighty created man and made him His vicegerent so as to reveal knowledge about His self. Now it is up to man to prove him able to that position.