The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 191
Allāh the Exalted. 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. 191 [Ā'īna-e-Kamālāt-e-Islām, Rūḥānī Khazā'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;