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192. For His grace is boundless!. Essence of Islam-1. How can I ever be able to count His favours;. For His favours are uncountable!. The kind of relationship I have with the Beloved,. Is beyond the comprehension of all. . I cry at His door,. As a woman cries in the pangs of childbirth. . All my time is saturated with His love;. How happy is the time! How blissful the days!. O the garden of my Beloved! I sing Your praises;. For You have freed me from the beauty of gardens and the joy of spring. [Hujjat-Ullāh, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 12, p. 149]. Devotion (Persian couplets). How beautiful You are, O Captivator of my heart!. How lovely are Your attributes, O Love of my life!. Ever since I beheld Your face, I have given my heart to. You;. Except of You, no one else remains in my world. . I can renounce both the worlds;. But any separation from You burns my bones. . It is easier to consign one's body into fire,. But any separation from You terrifies me out of my wits. [Haqiqat-ul-Waḥī, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, Vol. 22, pp. 355-356]. Fighting for the Honour of the Beloved (Persian couplets). O Eternal Friend, Your countenance is enough for me;. Your alley is better for me than a thousands gardens of paradise. . Even though I look at another sight out of expediency,