You are heading toward the Mighty, the Wise, the Beloved, the Near One!
You are heading toward the Mighty, the Wise, the Beloved, the Near One!’ فَتَطِيرُ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَيْدِي الْمَلَائِكَةِ فَتَصْعَدُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فِي أَسْرَعَ مِنْ طَرْفَةِ عَيْنٍ وَ لَا يَبْقَى حِجَابٌ وَ لَا سِتْرٌ بَيْنَهَا وَ بَيْنَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهَا مُشْتَاقٌ وَ تَجْلِسُ عَلَى عَيْنٍ عِنْدَ الْعَرْشِ The soul flies off from the hands of Angels and it ascends to Allah -azwj the Exalted quicker than the blink of an eye, and there neither remains a veil nor a curtain between it (soul) and Allah -azwj the Exalted, and Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic is Desirous to (meet) him, and he is seated at a spring by the Throne.
ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لَهَا كَيْفَ تَرَكْتِ الدُّنْيَا- Then He -azwj Says to it: “How did you leave the world?” فَتَقُولُ إِلَهِي وَ عِزَّتِكَ وَ جَلَالِكَ لَا عِلْمَ لِي بِالدُّنْيَا أَنَا مُنْذُ خَلَقْتَنِي خَائِفَةٌ مِنْكَ It (soul) says, ‘My God -azwj ! By You -azwj Mighty and Your -azwj Majesty! There is no knowledge for me with the world. Since You -azwj had Created me, I have been fearing from You -azwj ’.
فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى صَدَقْتَ عَبْدِي كُنْتَ بِجَسَدِكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ رُوحُكَ مَعِي فَأَنْتَ بِعَيْنِي سِرُّكَ وَ عَلَانِيَتُكَ سَلْ أُعْطِكَ وَ تَمَنَّ عَلَيَّ فَأُكْرِمْكَ هَذِهِ جَنَّتِي فَتَجَنَّحْ فِيهَا وَ هَذَا جِوَارِي فَاسْكُنْهُ Allah -azwj the Exalted Says: “You speak the truth, My -azwj servant. You were in the world with your body while your soul was with Me -azwj , so you were in My -azwj Eyes, your secrets and your announcements.
Ask, I -azwj shall Give you, and wish to Me -azwj , I -azwj shall Honour you. This here is My -azwj Paradise. You have succeeded regarding it, and this is My -azwj Neighbourhood, so dwell in it!” فَتَقُولُ الرُّوحُ إِلَهِي عَرَّفْتَنِي نَفْسَكَ فَاسْتَغْنَيْتُ بِهَا عَنْ جَمِيعِ خَلْقِكَ وَ عِزَّتِكَ وَ جَلَالِكَ لَوْ كَانَ رِضَاكَ فِي أَنْ أُقْطَعَ إِرْباً إِرْباً وَ أُقْتَلَ سَبْعِينَ قَتْلَةً بِأَشَدِّ مَا يُقْتَلُ بِهِ النَّاسُ لَكَانَ رِضَاكَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ The soul says, ‘My God -azwj !
Introduce Yourself to me, so I can be needless by it from entirety of Your -azwj creatures! By You -azwj Might and Your -azwj Majesty! If Your -azwj Satisfaction were to be in my being cut into pieces and pieces, and to be killed seventy times with the severest of killings the people can be killed with, Your -azwj Satisfaction would be more beloved to me.
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