Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Sixth Fascicle

To hear what the ’Arif-i-kâmil says, irfân is required;
It’s a private secret, dhawq and wijdân in the heart are required!
A treasure, Tasawwuf is, that not every miser possesses;
To find it in the world a stouthearted sovereign is required!
Mother of pearl with pearld inside is hard to come by;
River is too small for it, endless watery store is required!
A person who pretends to have ma’rifat; doesn’t that impostor know
That to show the wish in the heart, proof and evidence are required!
The ’Ârif joins the common people, others know him not;
Burning in fire of love, razing oneself to the ground is required!
People proud of their fame will get no light from Haqq;
For welfare of essence, a ruined appearance is required!
Dying before death, and seeing the grave and gathering;
Before Owner of all, a heart infatuated is required!
Crossing the Sirât of Islam over the fire of nafs;
Purged from vice, a heart like a Garden of Paradise is required!
In all one’s utterances, hearings, and meditations,
A sole Being, Hadrat Rahmân, bî-kem and bî-keyf, is required!
O you, Niyâzî attaining Haqq is not everyone’s luck;
To reflect the lights from the Sun, a seleno-man is required!
(The following Fârisî couplet translates into English as follows:
“With separation from the beloved ones, my chest has been
weeping blood;” “Separation from the beloved ones has been
burning my bone-marrows.”)
Zi hijri dostân, hûn shud derûn-i sîna-i jan-i-men,
Firâq-i hem-nishînân suht maghz-i istihân-i-men.
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