Guest guest Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wherever the Eternal Command takes its course, living and dying are one to God's willing servant. He lives for God's sake, not for riches; he dies for God's sake, not from fear and pain. His faith exists for the sake of doing God's will, not for the sake of Paradise and its trees and streams. His abandonment of infidelity is also for God's sake, and not out of fear of the Fire. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Har kojâ Amr-e Qedam-râ maslakist zendegi o mordegi pishesh yekist Bahr-e Yazdân mi ziyad ni bahr-e ganj bahr-e Yazdân mi merad nah az khawf o ranj Hast imânesh barâ-ye khvâst-e U ni barâ-ye Jannat o ashjâr o ju Tark-e kofresh ham barâ-ye Haqq bovad ni ze bim-e ânke dar tesh ravad -- Mathnawi III:1909-1912 Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski " Rumi: Jewels of Remembrance " Threshold Books, 1996 (Persian transliteration courtesy of Yahyá Monastra) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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