Allah The Exalted — Page 156
1 5 For His grace is boundless! 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. [ H ujjat-Ull a h, R uha n i Khaz a ’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. [ H aq i qat-ul-Wa hi , R uha n i Khaz a ’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,