Precious Pearls — Page 89
91 the night is dark and gloomy. For lack of Thy watering, an entire world has dried up; Pray turn the course of the river to this side, my Master. Our wits are not with us during these calamities; Pray take mercy on Thy people so they obtain salvation. How do we deal with it? No plan does come to mind; These blights have spread to all sides and ways. This Ark is about to sink; pray come, my Captain This nation is in autumn during springtime! (60) The light of heart is gone; the intellect is blunted; Every heart is relying on its own false sight. The one we took to be pure and pious one, When we saw closely, we found a thousand faults. With the keen eye of gnosis, we saw filth everywhere; This blight has eaten all the fruits from the branches of Faith. O God! How can this watering be done without Thee? The orchard of righteousness is scorched the Faith is just a grave. If something can be done, ‘tis only through Thy Hands, Or else corruption is advancing every moment like a flood. (65) Pray show a Sign, for the Faith is now without Signs; Pray cast a look this way so that we can see the spring! What do I say of the worldly people? How they slumber? How much they hate the truth and love the falsehood. Their intellects are veiled even after seeing hundreds of Signs. Distancing from light, they want to be dwellers of Fire. Were there no mistrust, even disbelief would be gone, Accursed be this mistrust; it led astray even the shrewd. With mistrust, mountains are made out of millet seeds; A single vein in a feather can lead to an entire row of crows. (70) Why do you exceed the bounds, O people! Pray fear the Lord a bit Don’t you see the help of God that is coming constantly? Has God given up helping and supporting the pious ones? Why does He love an evildoer and a disbeliever? So many Signs are shown in support of an evildoer, Why does He show them? Is He a kin of the evildoers? Does He now change that tradition and principle That He used to follow from the beginning of time? If you’re blind of eye, is something wrong with the ears as well?