Precious Pearls — Page 33
35 A cloak appeared from out of sight With God’s Words upon it without a doubt. In every place was the testimony for Islam, That only this Faith is true and the guide. It was written therein in bold letters That God is One and Muhammad, a prophet. It was commanded, “Wear it, O righteous one, “All that dirt will be cleansed away by it. “The error that related to keeping it hidden 34 , “This shall be its redemption, O faithful one. ” (80) ‘Tis possible the incident was a spiritual vision That was shown through the command of God. Then it was rendered in that particular manner And then written down through God’s order. But it is possible, too, O shrewd one, That this entire affair is from the Unseen. That the Almighty holds secrets behind the veil Where intellect is useless and ineffective. You hold only a drop of wisdom and intellect, while His might is an ocean without limit or bounds. (85) If you hear the tale of the truthful ones, don’t shake Your head like ones who scoff irreverently. You consider yourself a wise person, What do you know of the stations of men! In short, he donned that blessed garment; He was not intimidated by the populace. He would walk in the streets with that Cloak And showed the people the hand of God’s Might. Whenever somebody saw it from a distance, He became informed from that spiritual light. (90) Whoever could see it from a distance, The Cloak itself would explain the secret to him. He displayed the Cloak all the time; He found all his happiness in doing this. The purpose was to make the Dearest happy; To expiate the error and make the bond sturdy. The ones who become lovers of that Person, They lose their life in this kind of fear. They show sincerity unto that Dear And become love-stricken with this affliction. (95) They sacrifice their life on this path And die a hundred deaths each instant. They lose every thing for piety and righteousness, Only to gain the pleasure of His.