The Commentary of Al-Qasidah — Page 73
The commentary of al-Qa si dah 73 A poet with profound thoughts about the operation of the universe has said in his Persian couplet addressing humanity: _ B Æ Ç P È f É É Ê Ê ;< M Ë #< [ K R½A Ì Z [ I Í R½A [ b ³f a I ê The rain, the wind, the moon, the sun and the skies are all engaged in their proper course at all times, So that you can make a living, and not be confined to a state of laziness or inactivity. They are all labouring for you and are obedient, And therefore justice demands that you be obedient too. ( Tau dih -e-Mar a m, R uha n i Khaz a ’in, vol. 3, p. 85) In spite of all this, a group of people continues to insult humanity with their own hands. Some of them prostrate in front of stones, while some stand in prayer to the sun. They consider the sun, among other things, to have the power of fulfilling their needs. All a h has given the example of a person indulging in shirk [polytheism] , as one who falls from heaven to earth because a person guilty of shirk desires to be a servant despite being created as one who is served, and inclines towards lowliness instead of moving towards heights.