The Descent of the Messiah — Page 134
THE DESCENT OF THE MESSIAH تا نسوزی از سوز و غم نرهی تا نمیری ز موت هم نرهی You will not be free from grief until you burn in the fire of sor- row, and you will not be free from death until you become annihilated. آتش اندر دلی بزن که نسوخت چیست آن هرزه جان و تن که نسوخت How meaningless are the body and the soul if they do not smoul- der? Set the heart ablaze that is not consumed by love. کلبه ی جسم خود بکن برباد چون نمیگردد از خدا آباد Destroy the hovel of your body if it is not inhabited by the love of God. پای خود را جدا کن از تن خویش چون نگیرد ره صداقت پیش Cut off your foot from the body if it does not follow the path of truth. آفرین خدا بر آن جانی که ز خود شد برای جانانی He is lauded by God who, for His sake, has separated himself منزل یار خویش کرد به دل from his ego; و از هواها رمید صد منزل Who has established the Friend's abode in his heart and fled hundreds of miles away from desires and passions; از خودی دور شد و خدا را یافت گم شد و دست رهنما را یافت Who has distanced himself from his ego and found God; and who has perished and attained the guidance of the divine. 134