The Shining Lamp — Page 216
216 کی درین گرد و غباری ساخته آراسته رخ آن دید توان می Until then, how will it be possible, in that artificial dust and dirt, To see that Beautiful Face? تا نه قربان خدای خود شویم تا نه محو آشنای خود شویم Until we sacrifice ourselves in the way of our God, And until we are fully immersed and disappear within our Friend, تا نباشیم از وجود خود برون تا نگردد پر ز ِ مهرش اندرون Until we become separated from our own being, And until our hearts do not become filled with His Love, تا نه برما مرگ آید صد هزار کی حیاتی تازه بینیم از نگار Until we do not undergo hundreds of thousands of deaths— Until then, how can we be granted a new life from that Beloved? تا نریزد هر پر و بالی که هست مرغ این ره را پریدن مشکل است Unless it sheds all its hair and wings, Until then, it is difficult for the bird of this path to take flight. بدنصیبی آنکه وقتش شد به باد شاد اغیار دل آزرده یار Unfortunate is that person who has wasted his time, And he became upset, and the hearts of the enemies became happy.