The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 345
The Holy Prophetsa. My heart is ever eager to die for Muḥammad. . By the tresses of the Prophet of God!. I would die for the. Muḥammad. illumined countenance of. Cut me to pieces or burn me to death,. I will not turn away from the court of Muḥammad. . For the sake of faith, I fear no one in the world:. For I am coloured after the faith of Muḥammad. . How easy it becomes to renounce the world,. When remembering the beauty and grace. Muḥammad! of. Every particle of my being has been sacrificed in his path;. I have witnessed the latent beauty of Muḥammad. . I know not the name of any other teacher;. I have studied at the school of Muḥammad. . I have nothing to do with any other beloved;. I am a prey to the loving ways of Muḥammad. . I only crave a single glance;. I need nothing but the garden of Muḥammad. . Search not for my anguished heart in my bosom;. I have surrendered it to the lap of Muḥammad. . I am the merriest among the birds of Paradise;. That have built their nests in the garden of Muḥammad. . You have illumined my heart and soul with love;. My life is an offering to you, O Muḥammad!. Were I to sacrifice my life for him a hundred times;. Alas! it would not be worthy of the high station of. Muḥammad. . So awe-inspiring is the station granted to this champion; 345