Discourses of Rumi

FIHI MA FIHI V 417The inhabitants of Hell cry:“Pour upon us water, or of thatGod has provided you…”God forbids their desire for food or drink,therefore this saying means, “Pour upon us fromwhat you have found, and shines upon you.”The Koran is like a bride who does not showher face to you even when you draw aside the veil.The fact that you have examined her, and yet havenot attained happiness or mystical unveiling, is asign that your act of trying to remove her veil hasitself repulsed her, so that she appears to you asugly. She says, “I am no beautiful bride.” TheKoran shows itself in whatever form it pleases.But if you do not try drawing aside the veil, andseek only the Koran’s good pleasure, watering itsfields, attending it from afar, working upon whateverpleases it best, then it will show you its facewithout any effort at drawing aside the veil.Seek the people of God, for God does notspeak to every one, just as the kings of this worlddo not speak to every weaver. They have appointedviziers and deputies to show the way to theking. God has also chosen certain servants, so