Abou Ben adhem poem summary
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Stanza 1
The poet begins the poem with the name of Abou Ben Adhem and adds to his name a prayer in the bracket which shows that the blessing is not a part of the poem but because of the poet’s love and respect for Abou Ben Adhem. One night, he wakes from a deep dream of peace.
The phrase deep dream of peace either means the peaceful sleep which only a poor can enjoy as he has nothing to lose and thus can sleep peacefully or it means meditation which saints do to attain divinity.
Waking up in the moonlight which was falling in his room, The saint finds an angel writing something in a golden book. The moonlight is probably that of angel and he himself seems like a blooming lily flower (which is white and bright).
The book is described as golden which means that it is quite beautiful, divine and precious. Also as it is golden, what would have been written in it was also quite precious.
Stanza 2
Abou Ben Adhem recognizes him as angel because of his divine appearance and perhaps because he was a saint and thus had the vision to see the divine beings. The calmness and humble behaviour of the angel makes Abou Ben Adhem feel comfortable and bold enough to speak to him.
Abou Ben Adhem asks angel, “What writest thou?” i.e. what re you writing. The angel whom poet refers as vision lifts up his head and with a sweet, charming and pleasing voice answers “The names of those who love the Lord.” i.e. the names of the people who love God.
Stanza 3
The angel’s answer excites the saint and makes him curious enough to ask him whether his name is also in the list. The angel replies,”no” which obviously makes him sad. However still with same cheer and hope he requests the angel to write his name among those who rather love mankind.
Thus the saint has full confidence in terms of his love for mankind. In Islam, Khidmat-e-Khalq or service to mankind is considered to be the most pious deed. These lines also depict the message of this poem.
Stanza 4
The angel perhaps writes his name in that list or simply finishes his work and vanishes away. The next night angel comes again and this time instead of dim moonlight, he appears with bright light which probably symbolizes enlightenment.
The angel again shows the list of the people who love God and to the saint’s surprise, his name is on the top. Thus it becomes clear that those who love other people are the most loved ones of God. This is the main theme of this poem.
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