The Whispered Prayer of the Lovers
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In the Name of God, the All-merciful,
the All-compassionate
1 |
My God,
who can have tasted the
sweetness of Thy love,
then
wanted another in place of Thee?
Who can have become intimate
with Thy nearness,
then
sought removal from Thee? |
2 |
My God, place us with him
whom Thou hast
chosen
for Thy nearness and Thy friendship,
purified
through Thy affection and Thy love,
given
yearning for the meeting with Thee,
made
pleased with Thy decree,
granted
gazing upon Thy face,
shown
the favour of Thy good pleasure,
given
refuge from separation from Thee and Thy loathing,
settled
in a sure sitting place in Thy neighbourhood,
singled
out for true knowledge of Thee,
made
worthy for worship of Thee,
whose heart Thou hast
captivated with Thy will,
whom Thou hast picked for
contemplating Thee,
whose look Thou hast made
empty for Thee,
whose breast Thou hast freed
for Thy love,
whom Thou hast made
desirous
of what is with Thee,
inspired
with Thy remembrance,
allotted
thanksgiving to Thee,
occupied
with obeying Thee,
turned
into one of Thy righteous creatures,
chosen
for whispered prayer to Thee,
and from whom Thou hast cut
off all things
which
cut him off from Thee! |
3 |
O God,
place us among those
whose
habit is rejoicing in Thee and yearning for Thee,
whose
time is spent in sighing and moaning!
Their foreheads are bowed down
before Thy mightiness,
their
eyes wakeful in Thy service,
their
tears flowing in dread of Thee,
their
hearts fixed upon Thy love,
their
cores shaken with awe of Thee.
O He
the
lights of whose holiness
induce
wonder in the eyes of His lovers,
the
glories of whose face
arouse
the longing of the hearts of His knowers!
O Furthest Wish of the hearts
of the yearners!
O
Utmost Limit of the hopes of the lovers!
I ask from Thee love for Thee,
love
for those who love Thee,
love
for every work which will join me to Thy nearness,
and
that Thou makest Thyself more beloved to me
than
anything other than Thee
and
makest
my
love for Thee
lead
to Thy good pleasure,
and
my yearning for Thee
protect
against disobeying Thee!
Oblige me by allowing me to
gaze upon Thee,
gaze
upon me with the eye of affection and tenderness,
turn
not Thy face away from me,
and
make me one of the people of happiness with Thee
and
favoured position!
O Responder,
O
Most Merciful of the merciful! |
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