The Descent of the Messiah — Page 96
THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH گفتگو را کشش بود بسیار بی سخن کم اثر کند دیدار There is a great magnetism in speech, for without it, seeing is not effective. هر که ذوق کلام یافته است راز این ره تمام یافته است He who acquires the taste for the beloved's speech has discovered the whole secret of the path of love. زیر لب گفتگوی جانانی زندگی بخشدت به یک آنی The beloved's sweet words will instantly bring life to one's soul. اصل آن هست لا يكلمهم دوزخی کز عذاب پر چون خم Hell will be an unending torment because God will refuse to speak to its denizens. تا چو موسی نمیشوی تو کلیم دل نگردد صفا نخیزد بیم The heart cannot be purified and fear cannot be dispelled until you speak with God, as Moses did. کی شوی مست جز به جام خدا هست داروی دل کلام خدا The word of God is the remedy for the heart; how can you be con- tent without this elixir? عقده ی هستیش کسی نگشود تا نه او گفت خود انا الموجود No one could fathom the mystery of God's existence until He himself proclaimed, “I am. ” 96