The Descent of the Messiah — Page 98
THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH دانم احوال شیخ و شاب بسی بی یقین از گنه نرست کسی Without certainty, no one could get rid of sin; and I am aware of the condition of many youth and old men. دورتر از دو چشم عالمیان آن خدایی که ذات اوست نهان The God whose essence is hidden and far beyond the eyes of the people of the world; بر وجودش یقین چسان آید گر نظر نیست گفتگو باید How can we believe in his existence? If there is no sight, then there must be converse. زین سبب هست حاجت گفتار گر میسر نمیشود دیدار Revelation is essential, for God is not visible to the physical eye. بی کلام و شهادت آیات کی یقین میشود که هست Without the testimony of His word and signs, how can one believe بی یقین کی همین شود دل پاک that He exists? آن ذات مرده چون سر برآرد ازته خاک Without certainty, how can the heart be purified? How can the dead raise their heads from beneath the dust? گر یقین نیست نیز ایمان نیست زهد و صدق و ثبات و عرفان نیست Without certainty, there is no faith; nor is truthfulness, persever- ance, or knowledge possible without it. 98