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92-116

  • That Sun smites the snow with a dagger: it causes the torrents to pour from the mountains upon the (frozen) earth,
  • For it is neither of the east nor of the west: by day and by night it is at war with the astronomer,
  • Saying, “Why in thy baseness and blindness hast thou made a qibla other than me of stars that give no true guidance?
  • Displeasing to thee are the words of that trusty one in the Qur’án—‘I love not them that set.’ 95
  • (Prompted) by Quzah, thou hast girt thyself (for service) before the moon: hence thou art vexed by (the sign announced in the Verse) and the moon shall be split asunder.
  • Thou disbelievest that the sun shall be folded up: in thy opinion the sun is of the highest degree.
  • Thou deemest change of weather to be caused by the stars: thou art displeased with (the text) when the star shall fall.
  • Verily, the moon produces no greater effect than bread: O many a loaf of bread that severs the vein of life!
  • Verily, (the planet) Venus produces no greater effect than water: O many a water that has destroyed the body! 100
  • Love of those (stars) is (implanted) in thy soul, and the advice of thy friend strikes (only) on the outer skin of thy ear.
  • (If) our advice takes no hold of thee, O great man, know that neither does thy advice take any hold of us.
  • (Thy ears are closed) unless, perchance, the special (sovereign) key (to open them) come from the Friend to whom belong the keys of the heavens.”
  • This discourse is like the stars and the moon (in splendour), but without the command of God it makes no impression.
  • The impression made by this star (which is) beyond locality strikes (only) on ears that seek inspiration, 105
  • Saying, “Come ye from (the world of) locality to the world without spatial relations, in order that the wolf may not tear you to pieces in checkmate (utter discomfiture).”
  • Since its pearl-scattering radiance is such (as has been mentioned), the sun of the present world may be described as its bat.
  • The seven blue (celestial) spheres are in servitude to it; the courier moon is fevered and wasted away by it.
  • Venus lays her hand upon it to beseech (its favour); Jupiter comes forward to offer to it the ready money of his soul.
  • Saturn is eager to kiss its hand, but he does not regard himself as worthy of that honour. 110
  • On account of it, Mars has inflicted so many wounds on his hands and feet; and on account of it Mercury has broken a hundred pens.
  • All these stars (planets) are at war with the astronomer, saying, “O thou who hast let the spirit go and hast preferred colour (vanity),
  • It is the spirit, and we all are (mere) colour and designs: the star (spark) of every thought in it is the soul of the (material) stars.”
  • Where is thought (in relation to it)? There all is pure light: this word “thought” is (used only) for thy sake, O thinker.
  • Every (material) star hath its house on high: our star is not contained in any house. 115
  • How should that which burns (transcends) place (spatial relations) enter into space? How should there be a limit for the illimitable light?