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  • At first she closed one eye and beheld the light of his (Moses') face (with the other); and that eye was lost.

  • Afterwards she could no longer restrain herself and (therefore) she opened the other (eye) and spent it on that Moon. 3085

  • Even so the (spiritual) warrior (first) gives away his bread; (but) when the light of devotion strikes on him, he gives away his life.

  • Then a woman said to her, “Art thou grieving for the jonquil-like eye that thou hast lost?”

  • “I am grieving,” she replied, “(to think) would that I had a hundred thousand eyes to lavish (on that Moon)!

  • The window, (which is) mine eye, has been ruined by the Moon; but the Moon is seated (there) like the (buried) treasure in the ruin.

  • How should the treasure let this ruin of mine have (any regretful) memory of my porch and house?” 3090

  • The light of Joseph's face, when he was passing by, used to fall on the latticed windows of every villa,

  • And the people within the house would say, “Joseph is taking a walk in this quarter and passing by”;

  • For they would see the radiance on the wall, and then the landlords (inmates) would understand (the cause of it).

  • The house that has its window in that direction is ennobled by that Joseph's walking for recreation.

  • Hark, open a window towards Joseph and begin to delight yourself by looking at him through the aperture. 3095

  • The business of love is to make that window (in the heart), for the breast is illumined by the beauty of the Beloved.

  • Therefore gaze incessantly on the face of the Beloved! This is in your power. Hearken, O father!

  • Make a way for yourself into the innermost parts: banish the perception that is concerned with other (than God).

  • You possess an elixir: treat your (vile) skin (with it), and by means of this art (alchemy) make your enemies your friends.

  • When you have become beauteous you will attain unto the Beauteous One who delivers the spirit from friendlessness. 3100

  • His moisture (grace) is nourishment for the garden of spirits; His breath revives him that has died of anguish.

  • He does not (only) bestow (on you) the entire kingdom of the base world; He bestows a hundred thousand kingdoms of diverse kinds.

  • God gave him (Joseph), in addition to the kingdom of beauty, the kingdom of interpretation (of dreams) without his having studied and taken lessons (in that science).

  • The kingdom of beauty led him to prison; the kingdom of knowledge led him to Saturn.

  • Because of his knowledge and skill (in interpretation) the King (of Egypt) became his slave: the kingdom of knowledge is more praiseworthy than the kingdom of beauty. 3105

  • Return to the Story of the man who incurred (great) debts and his coming to Tabríz in hope of (enjoying) the favour of the Inspector of Police.

  • The poor stranger, (who was) afflicted with fear on account of his debts, set out on the way to that Abode of Peace.

  • He went to Tabríz and the rose-garden district: his hope was reclining (luxuriously) on roses.

  • From the glorious imperial city of Tabríz darted (beams of) light upon light (and shed radiance) on his hope.