SUMMARY OF "I HEAD REACHED YOUR DOORSTEPS"

The author of this poem is Ghilam Ali Allana (G.Allana) is a famous poet of 2oth
century. This poem indicates that religion is a very simple thing but people has
made it so complicated. In this poem poet is regrading on his luck that he lost the
paper of guidance (Holly Quran) in which it was mentioned that how to pass a
pious life in this world, he wants to reach the house of Allah but he stopped his
journey in middle because he lost that paper. He met some people there and
asked them to show the way to house of God, some of them said the way is long
and full of trouble but the God (Allah) has said the way is short and full of
happiness, some said it is stormy and dangerous way. The God (Allah) has said
the way is straight and peaceful. People misguided him about the way but
God felt pity on him and gave him the same paper (Holly Quran) which he lost,
and when he read that paper and he sad that he was on the doorstep of the house
of God. God (Allah) is near to us He (ALLAH) is in our hearts only we have
to realize it he is not away from prayers and religion is not complicated thing.
MESSAGE: The Message of this poem is that "Don't blindly follow the people,
better to read the scripture revealed by the God as it is the only source to worldly
and hereafter success.
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I lost the scroll of instruction You gave
To guide me to the door of your house;
I sat in distress on life's cross-roads
And asked the wayfarers and the caravans destination.
To show me the way to my destination
REFERENCE: The author of this poem is Ghilam Ali Allana (G.Allana) is a
famous poet of 20 th century. This poem indicates that religion is a very simple
thing but people has made it so complicated.
CONTEXT: In this poem poet is regrading on his luck that he lost the paper
of guidance (Holy Quran) in which it was mentioned that how to pass a pious life
in this world, he want to reach the house of Allah but he stopped his journey in
middle because he lost that paper. He met some people there and asked them to
show him the way to the house of God.
EXPLANATION: In this poem poet is regrading on his luck that he lost the paper
of guidance (Holly Quran) in which it was mentioned that how to pass a pious
life in this world, he wanted reach the house of Allah but he stopped his journey
in middle because he lost that paper .He met some people there and asked them
to show the way to house of God.

Some said the way was long and tortuous;

You had said it is short and delectable
Others opined it was narrow, winding and
up hill,
REFERENCE: The author of this poem is Ghilam Ali Allana (G.Allana) is a
famous poet of 2oth century. This poem indicates that religion is a very simple
thing but people has made it so complicatedCONTEXT: In this poem poet is
regrading on his luck that he lost the paper of guidance (Holly Quran) in which it
was mentioned that how to pass a pious life in
this world, he wanna reach the house of Allah but he stopped his journey in
middle because he lost that paper .He met some people there and asked them to
showthe way to house of God.EXPLANATION: In these lines poet further says
that He met some people there andasked them to show the way to house of
god,some of them said the way is long and full of trouble but the God (Allah) has
said the way is short and full of happiness , some said it is stormy and dangerous
way .
You had said,it is straight and universal,
They shouted it is the dream of bigoted
fanatics;
You had said it is the ultimate reality,
In a world that is worth but a moment.
Then you came and handed me the chart,
I found I was sitting at the very gate,
Not knowing I had reached Your doorsteps
REFERENCE: The author of this poem is Ghilam Ali Allana (G.Allana) is a
famous poet of 2oth century. This poem indicates that religion is a very simple
thing but people has made it so complicated
CONTEXT: In this poem poet is regrading on his luck that he lost the paper
of guidance (Holly Quran) in which it was mentioned that how to pass a pious
life inthis world, he wanna reach the house of Allah but he stopped his journey in
middle because he lost that paper .He met some people there and asked them to
showthe way to house of God.
EXPLANATION: In these lines poet says The God (Allah) has said the way is
straight and peaceful. people misguide him about the way but God felt pity on

him andgave him same paper (Holly Quran) which he lost ,and when he read that
paper andhe sad that he was on the doorstep of the house of God . God (Allah) is
near tous He (ALLAH) is in our hearts only we have to realize it he is not away
from prayers and religion is not complicated thing.