masjid-e qur:tubah
*stanza five*

  ....  
1) through you became revealed
the believing servant's mystery
  
tujh se hu))aa aashkaar bandah-e momin kaa raaz
the burning of his days,
the melting of his nights		  
us ke dino;N kii tapish , us kii shabo;N kaa gudaaz
     
2) his lofty station,
his noble thought
  
us kaa maqaam-e buland , us kaa ;xiyaal-e ((a:ziim
his joy, his ardor,
his humility, his coquetry		  
us kaa suruur , us kaa shauq , us kaa niyaaz , us kaa naaz
     
3) God's hand is
the believing servant's hand
  
haath hai all;aah kaa , bandah-e momin kaa haath
conquering and deed-performing,
inventive, effective		  
;Gaalib-o-kaar-aafirii;N , kaar-kushaa , kaar-saaz
     
4) dust- and light-natured,
a servant with masterful qualities
  
;xaakii-o-nuurii nihaad , bandah-e maulaa-.sifaat
wealthy with all the worlds,
his non-needy heart		  
har do-jahaa;N se ;Ganii , us kaa dil-e be-niyaaz
   
5) his hopes small,
his goals glorious
  
us kii ummiide;N qaliil , us ke maqaa.sid jaliil
his manner heart-stealing,
his glance heart-cherishing		  
us kii adaa dil-fareb , us kii nigah dil-navaaz
     
6) gentle at the time of conversation,
fervent at the time of search
  
narm dam-e guftaguu , garm dam-e justajuu
whether it be battle or a social gathering,
pure of heart and pure of action		  
razm ho yaa bazm ho , paakdil-o-paakbaaz
     
7) the point of the drawing-compass of Truth,
the belief of the man of the Lord
  
nuq:tah-e parkaar-e ;haq , mard-e ;xudaa kaa yaqii;N
the rest of this whole world--
illusion and enchantment and supposition		  
aur yih ((aalam tamaam vahm-o-:tilism-o-majaaz
     
8) he is the destination of wisdom,
he is the harvest of passion
  
((aql kii manzil hai vuh , ((ishq kaa ;haa.sil hai vuh
in the circle of the horizons
he is the warmth of the gathering		  
;halqah-e aafaaq me;N garmii-e ma;hfil hai vuh
   

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