The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 31
The commentary of al-Qa si dah 31 beloved. When this takes place no difference remains between the lover and the beloved. ³H[5³[H ³ Rh [ 5³  H ÃK ÄÅ > E t [ 5t H I have become you and you have become me. It is as if I am the body and you are my soul. From this point on no one can say we are two different beings. Im a m Rabb a n i Mujaddid Alf-e-Th a n i has written: ÆIÇ È É Ê"Ë #" 9 Ì IÍ ÎÏ\Ð ¶Ñ Meaning, ‘Perfect love requires the lover to colour himself in the manner of the beloved. Eventually, the two become one entity. ’ ( Makt u b a t-e-Im a m Rabb a n i , vol. 3 p. 15, Makt u b , no. 88, Ma t ba‘ N a m i Munsh i Naul Kishwar bar Taba‘ Muzayyan Maqb u l Jah an Shud) Hadrat Sheikh ‘Abdul-Q a dir J i l a n i writes about himself: Ò´ !Ó Ô Õ2Ö7 ×Ø´ ) This is not the person of ‘Abdul-Q a dir, but is of my ancestor, Muhammad Mu st af a, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Man a qibi ( T a jul-Auliy a ’, published in Egypt, p. 35 and Guldasta-e-Kar a m a t , printed at Iftikh a r Press, Delhi)