The Shining Lamp — Page 207
CORRESPONDENCE WITH HADRAT KHAWAJAH GHULAM FARĪD کو صدوق از فضل حق پاک از فضول هم خبرها پیش کردم زان رسول Besides, I also related to them the ahādīth of that Messenger, Who, by the grace of God, is righteous and does not say vain things. پیش گرگی گریه ی میشی چه سود لیکن اینان را به حق روی نبود But their intention was never to accept the truth, It is pointless for a sheep to cry in front of the wolf. آن یقین گویا دلم بشگافتند و روها تافتند کافرم گفتند They called me a kāfir and turned away from me, And they believed it as if they had torn open my heart and seen it from within. کافران دل برون چون مومنین اندرینان خوب گفت آن شاه دین It was regarding these very people that the King of the Faith had said so well, That they are kāfirs in their hearts and believers only in appearance. حب دنیا هست و کبر و کینه ها بر زبان قرآن مگر در سینه ها They recite the Quran with their tongues, but in their hearts Dwells the love for the world and arrogance and enmities. پشت بنمودند وقت هر مصاف دانش دین نیز لاف است و گزاف Their claim to an understanding of the Faith is mere boasting; For, they show their backs [in flight] at the time of every battle. 207