Precious Pearls — Page 81
83 Their tongue assails without any control It displeases that Knower in an instant. (125) They lose all their deeds by saying a single thing Then they constantly plant the seeds of mischief. Our fellow countrymen are sleeping in such a way That they don’t wake up we’ve tried a hundred times. All limbs are idle such heedlessness is overcast All their strength is focused at the tip of their tongue. They show their bad tongues or they become distrustful, Other than this, they do not know what Islam is. Even seeing a bad person, you avoid the distrusting one; Do fear the retribution of the God of the worlds. (130) Perchance your eye may commit an error Perhaps he is not bad who seems bad to you Perchance it may be the fault of your own intellect Perhaps its a trial from the Most Forgiving Lord Then you may be lost because of your mistrust You take the wrath of that Pure God upon your own head. If you became so shameless in such daring things, Then, think as to what is the meaning of piety. Even Moses felt shame due to his mistrust Pray read in the Quran as to what Khizer 113 did. (135) God holds a myriad of secrets among His men You have no knowledge, nor is the reality apparent. Thus, you became lost by saying a single thing What wisdom was this that you took the dangerous path? He became the most unfortunate one in the world Who fell into Hell by saying a single thing. Thus, you save your own tongue from corruption Pray fear the punishment of the Lord of the people. Anyone who safeguards his two body parts out of fear, He’ll go straight to Heaven by the grace of God. (140) One of them is the tongue; the second is the hidden part; This is the saying of our Leader, the Leader of the worlds. But those who call me liar and devious, And a slanderer, a disbeliever and an evildoer, For them just this Sign of God should suffice, Meaning those graces rendered unto me at all times. Look! God has subdued an entire world; Being unknown, He made me renowned in the world. Whatever was my desire, He fulfilled it all; I was poor He gave me without limit. (145) There is not a single bounty in this world