The Descent of the Messiah — Page 100
THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH نفس دون تا نبیند آن انوار کی شود سرد خواهش مردار Until the self is able to behold that light, how can its desire for carrion cool down? هست والله کلام ربانی از خدا آله ی خدا دانی By God, His word is the only means that He has given us to know Him. اژدهای دمان که نفسش نام بی کلام خدا نگردد رام The ego, the bloodthirsty serpent, cannot be made submissive without God's word. این فسون است بهر این ماری كز لب یار یک دو گفتاری The only antidote for its poison is to hear a few words from the mouth of the beloved. وه چه دارد اثر کلام خدا دیو بگریزد از پیام خدا Wow, such is the impact of God's word that even Satan flees from دزد را کار هست با شب تار its message. چون سحر شد گریزد آن غدار The thief can only function in darkness; he flees as soon as the morning dawns. همچو قول خدا کدام سحر که رود تیرگی از و یکسر Can there be a morning like the morning of God's word that completely dispels all darkness? 100