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5
342-351

  • (But) beneath the bad candle many a moth, whose eyes were sealed, is left (lying) with burnt wings,
  • Quivering in sorrow and anguish, lamenting the vain desire that seals the eyes.
  • Its candle says (to it), “Since I am burnt, how should I deliver thee from burning (grief) and oppression?”
  • Its candle weeps, saying, “My head is consumed: how should I make another resplendent?” 345
  • [Explanation of “Alas for the servants (of God)!”]
  • It (the moth) says, “I was deceived by thy (outward) features and (too) late did I regard thy (inward) condition.”
  • The candle is extinguished, the wine is gone, and the Beloved has withdrawn himself from the disgrace of our squintness.
  • Thy profits have become a loss and penalty: thou complainest bitterly to God of thy blindness.
  • How excellent are the spirits of brethren trustworthy, self-surrendering, believing, obeying!
  • Every one (else) has turned his face in some direction, but those holy ones have turned towards that which transcends direction. 350
  • Every (other) pigeon flies on some course, but this pigeon (flies) in a region where no region is.