Hallmarks of the Saints — Page 34
H AL L M AR KS OF T HE S AIN TS 34 veil and lose themselves completely in the service of their Lord. They let not a moment pass in which they are not in worship. Almighty Allah turns their hearts away from everything other than Himself and makes them fall deeply in love with Him. Thus, every particle of their being bows before their Lord, and the love of Allah becomes their food which they are fed. Thus, they eat greedily so that others may not take it, for they are a people who jealously protect their honour. They shed tears for their Beloved until their eyelashes fall out, and the distress caused by their concern for Him consumes their hearts, and their selves are filled with His remembrance like a waterskin, and they remain restless for Him all the time. In their love for God their hearts become like a hot stone which increases their extreme thirst [for Him]. They have a status with Allah of which peo- ple know nothing; therefore, people look down upon them and bring filthy accusations against them. ِ وعدِمت ْ شباة ُ نفوسهم، وزادت ظُبَة ُ سيوفهم، فقطعوا كل حجاب وفنوا يف قـَتْو ضي هِنـْو ٌ من أواهنم إال وهم يعبدون. وخَتَأ َ هللا قلوهبم عن غريه وشغفهم ي احلضرة، فال ّم، وصار حب ُّ هللا طعامهم الذي يُطعَمون. فجَرْدَبوا هب ُم كلّها لر هت حُبًّا، فخذَأت ْ ذرّا ِِبِّهم حَذَال ً ويََض ُّ قـَلْبَهم حل ٍ على طعامهم لئال ّ يتناوله غريهم، فإهنم قوم ٌ يغارون. يبكون َِيت ْ قلوهبم كرَضْف مح مهُّه، وقد اضْجَحَرّوا كالقِربة مِن ذِكره، وله كل آن ٍ يضجَرون. م مقام عند هللا ال يعلمه اخلَلق، ولذلك يزدروهنم ل حبب ّ هللا وزاد منها سُهافُهم، و ويُنطِّفون.