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maybe it will not appear to be so blasphemous if u know that in urdu "chaak-e-garebaan"is associated with extreme love....
read this short story:
" This is the story of a herdsman In the time of Nabi Moosa (A.S.).
In a sincere search for his Lord,
While on the fringe of the desert plains,
And while weeping sadly and distressed
With burning Divine Love from within.
One day the herdsman, while remembering his Beloved
Was crying in prayer before Him:
'O Lord of both worlds,
How can I meet You and where?
Show me some sign of the meeting place
Where I can meet You, 0 King of the Universe.
My heart will not experience any quiet
For as long as I do not find your address.
Every Rose Garden is a thorn bush without 'You.
Life is afire without You.
Without You, the beautiful voice of the nightingale,
Sounds like the cries of the crow in our ears.
This earth, sun and the moon,
This Rose Garden, this desert, land and sea
Are all no pleasures to me without 'You.
How can I live without you? Should I meet you, 0 Lord,
I would press 'Your legs and hands every day.
I would give 'You bread to eat.
I would give 'You milk to drink every morning and evening.
I would give 'You milk of my.goats to drink, 0 Lord of all men.'
The herdsman was opening his heart to Allah with these words of love when suddenly Nabi Moosa (A.S.) happened to pass by that way and as he heard the words, he said:
'O Herdsman, do you think Allah stands in need of a servant?
Does He have a head so that you can comb His hair?
Does he become hungry so that you could give Him goat's milk to drink?
Does He become sick so that you could sympathetically treat him?
0 Ignorant One! Allah is free of all faults and needs.
Quickly, repent! Your words are words of blasphemy.
Allah is utterly not in need of any of your services. "
When the herdsman heard these words of Nabi Moosa (A.S.) he became ashamed of himself. In fear and sorrowful distress, he tore his clothes and started crying bitterly, fleeing towards the desert.
Then Allah sent revelation to Nabi Moosa (A.S.):
'O Moosa, why have you chased my bondsman from me?
I have sent you to join them to me, not remove them from me.'
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