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  • Servitude has become an object of regret to the free, since thou hast given life (and splendour) to servitude.
  • The true believer is he by whose true belief amidst the ebb and flow (of fortune) the infidel is made regretful.” 3355
  • Story of the infidel whom, in the time of Abá Yazíd (Báyazíd), they invited to become a Moslem; and how he answered them.
  • There was a certain infidel in the time of Báyazíd: a blessed Moslem said to him,
  • “How would it be if you profess Islam, so that you may gain a hundred salvations and sovereignties?”
  • He replied, “If this Faith (of thine), O disciple, is (the same as) that which is held by Báyazíd, the Shaykh (spiritual Director) of the world,
  • I cannot endure the glowing heat thereof, which is too great for (all) the strivings of my soul (to attain unto it).
  • Although I feel no certainty as regards the Faith and Religion (of Islam), yet I believe mightily in his Faith. 3360
  • I hold the faith that that (Faith of his) is higher than all (others): ’tis very beautiful, resplendent, and glorious.
  • Inwardly I am a believer in his Faith, though a seal is set firmly on my mouth.
  • Again, if indeed the Faith (which thou wouldst have me embrace) is your Faith, I have no inclination or desire for it.