Allah The Exalted — Page 155
All a h the Exalted 1 5 Love (Persian Poem) Love for You is panacea for a thousand ailments; By Your face! To be captivated by You is freedom indeed. To seek refuge in You is not the way of the mad; For to find refuge in You is ultimate wisdom. I shall not conceal the wealth of Your love For keeping Your love secret is an act of infidelity. I am ready to shed my honour and life for You; For true friendship lies in surrendering one’s life to the Beloved. [ A ’ i na-e-Kam a l a t-e-Isl a m, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, Vol. 5, p. 1] My love (Persian Poem) Mention not any king to me, For I have placed my hopes at another threshold. The Lord God, Who has granted life to the universe, He is the Originator, the Creator, the Sustainer. The Generous, All-Powerful, Reliever of problems, The Merciful, the Compassionate, Who fulfils all needs. I lie prostrate at His door, because it is said ‘In this world one thing leads to another. ’ Whenever I remember that Faithful Friend, I forget all my friends and relatives. How can I tie my heart to other than Him; For I am so restless without Him! Search not for my heart in my wounded bosom; For I have pinned it to the apron-strings of the Beloved. My heart is the Throne of the Beloved; My head is an offering in the way of the Friend. How can I describe the extent of His bounties on me;