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2575-2584

  • Those lovers that are within the house (and nigh unto Him) are (as) moths to the candle of the face of the Friend. 2575
  • O heart, go where they are bright toward thee and are as a coat of mail to thee against afflictions,
  • And give thee a place within their souls, that they may fill thee with wine, like a cup.
  • Take thy abode within their souls: O radiant full-moon, make thy home in the sky!
  • Like Mercury, they will open the book of the heart, that they may reveal mysteries unto thee.
  • Stay beside thy kinsfolk––how art thou roaming abroad? Cleave to the perfect Moon if thou art a piece of the moon. 2580
  • What is the (cause of the) part’s keeping aloof from its whole? What is (the cause of) all this mixture with (that which is) diverse?
  • Behold how the genus hath become species in the process (of differentiation): behold how the unseen things have become visible in (their) escape (from occultation).
  • So long as thou wouldst fain be wheedled like a woman, O man without wisdom, (thou wilt remain imperfect): how wilt thou be helped by lies and wheedling?
  • Thou art taking flattery and sweet words and cajolement and putting them, like a woman, in thy bosom.