The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 33
The commentary of al-Qa si dah 33 Äù ³ ú xh _ ú û ü û RM Ä? H My face has absorbed into his face and you can smell his fragrance from my home and the street whereupon I live. I am lost in his love. In reality I am him, I am him, I am him. My soul is nourished from his soul and the same sun has risen from my person. Ahmad [i. e. Muhammad sa ] has appeared in the body of Ahmad [i. e. the Promised Messiah as ] and therefore, I was given the same name which was given to this everlasting human being. ( Sir a j-e-Mun i r, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 12, p. 97) EVERLASTING LIFE In this state, when a true lover absorbs himself in the love of the beloved, then he discovers that his life is the same as that of his beloved, as quoted in this verse: 8 9 :;< ³ _ ý þM L x¡ 5 rs": ( Satt Bachan, R uha n i Khaz a ’in , vol. 10, p. 132) Such a love establishes itself forever and liberates itself from any kind of death. The writer of the Qa si dah, the founder of the