O Messenger of God, I Love You

About this book

Between longing and nostalgia.. a journey in love's realm. Have you ever tried addressing the beloved without affectation, opening your heart to serenity in words resembling our old houses' scent, and grandmothers' honest tales' warmth? In his book "O Messenger of God, I Love You," poet Kamel Badrkhan offers us no mere composed verses, but pours his soul into a unique literary "presence," where feelings sway between the delicate sweetness of refined Egyptian vernacular and the eloquence of lofty meaning. This work takes you on a journey across time and place; at times you find yourself in Medina's heart feeling the prophetic warmth, and at times the writer stands you before the soul's mirror, reproaching negligence in it and rousing in you the resolve to return to "the way of love." In a human, innate style avoiding complexity and nearing the heart, Badrkhan weaves his poems like threads of light addressing the farmer in his field, the worker in his factory, and the longing heart in its seclusion. This book is an open invitation to everyone the roads have narrowed on and who sought a spiritual shelter.