Hallmarks of the Saints — Page 34
34 HALLMARKS OF THE SAINTS وعدمت شباة نفوسهم، وزادت ظُبَةُ سيوفهم فقطعوا كل حجاب وفنوا في قتو الحضرة، فلا يمضي هنو من أوانهم إلا وهم يعبدون . وخَتَأَ الله قلوبهم عن غيره وشغفهم حُبًّا، فخذات ذرّاتُهم كلها لربّهم، وصار حبُّ الله طعامهم الذي يُطعمون. فجَرْدَبوا على طعامهم لئلا يتناوله غيرهم، فإنهم قوم يغارون. يبكون لحبهم حَذَلاً ويَمَضُّ قَلْبَهم همه ، وقد اضْجَحَرُوا كالقربة من ذكره، وله كل آن يضجرون. حَمِيتْ قلوبهم كرَضْفٍ بحبّ الله وزاد منها سُهافُهم ، ولهم مقام عند الله لا يعلمه الخلق، ولذلك يزدرونهم وينظفون . veil and lose themselves completely in the service of their Lord. They let not a moment pass in which they are not in worship. Almighty Allah turns their hearts away from everything other than Himself and makes them fall deeply in love with Him. Thus, every particle of their being bows before their Lord, and the love of Allah becomes their food which they are fed. Thus, they eat greedily so that others may not take it, for they are a people who jealously protect their honour. They shed tears for their Beloved until their eyelashes fall out, and the distress caused by their concern for Him consumes their hearts, and their selves are filled with His remembrance like a waterskin, and they remain restless for Him all the time. In their love for God their hearts become like a hot stone which increases their extreme thirst [for Him]. They have a status with Allah of which peo- ple know nothing; therefore, people look down upon them and bring filthy accusations against them.