The Shining Lamp — Page 207
Correspondence with h a d rat Khaw a jah Ghul a m Far i d 207 خبرها پیش کردم زان رسول هم خبر فضول از پاک حق، فضل از صدوق کو Besides, I also related to them the a ha d i th of that Messenger, Who, by the grace of God, is righteous and does not say vain things. لیکن اینان را به حق روی نبود سود چه میشی ی گریه گرگی پیش But their intention was never to accept the truth, It is pointless for a sheep to cry in front of the wolf. تافتند روها و گفتند کافرم بشگافتند دلم گویا یقین آن They called me a k a fir and turned away from me, And they believed it as if they had torn open my heart and seen it from within. اندرینان خوب گفت آن شاه دین کافران دل برون چون مومنین It was regarding these very people that the King of the Faith had said so well, That they are k a firs in their hearts and believers only in appearance. ها سینه در مگر قرآن زبان بر ها حبّ دنیا هست و کبر و کینه They recite the Quran with their tongues, but in their hearts Dwells the love for the world and arrogance and enmities. دانش دین نیز الف است و گزاف پشت بنمودند وقت هر مصاف Their claim to an understanding of the Faith is mere boasting; For, they show their backs [in flight] at the time of every battle.