Bal'am Bin Baura of Canaan
Philosophers command reason of a lower degree,
Their intellect is serving at door-step silently (1)
The water, or clay or mud may speak.
Only men of the heart may ‘tis wisdom perceive.
Presumption and speculation turn philosophers into unbelievers
Choose they may to keep banging his head against walls forever.
The philosopher who may not agree that Hannana would weep (2)
They know nothing of power of perception a Prophet doth keep.
Philosophers call it the craziness of the human mind
Which keep on inventing silly ideas such as these!
Of their conflict and unbelief it is but sad reflection
In poor judgment which has engulfed their reason
The existence of Satan the philosopher has ever denied
Captured by the devil at very moment he is, though hide
Thou haven’t seen Satan behold thee in mirror true
Without craziness the forehead isn’t rendered blue
Full of woe, doubts and conflicts is whose heart
Of a hidden philosopher in this world is his craft
Though he doth hint at faith and belief occasionally
His love for Logic destroys his intellect permanently
O believer! Run away lest it may find home in you
All of you store whole world of wrong ideas in you
All 72 sects may be in you living though dormant (3)
Alas! Anyone may germinate finding nourishment
A person who is well adorned with cavalry of faith
Is but trembling like leaf for the fear of this trait (4)
Thou may laugh at advent of Iblis or Satan
Always thee hath thyself so pious reckon
On the Day when secret states shall be revealing
The pious among all shall be high in screaming
At each shop the goldsmith is smiling at ease
Because the touchstone for gold no more exists
O the veiled one! Do not lift the veils; rest!
Protect us and guide us in the moment of test
All gold is equal pure or impure at night
The pure gold but waits for the day light
The pure gold at present is saying: Pause!
O deceiver till all secret the dawn unveils
The cursed Iblees had been for millions of years
Among Abdal the leader of the pious and angels
Adam but for his hauteur he had challenged
Insulted, degraded he was thrown like dung
Lustful soul dare not challenge men of God in “being”
Why do you attempt to ride a horse ahead of the king?
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Translation and Commentary Seema Arif
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NOTES
(1) A man bonded to deductive reason is always afraid to challenge the existent belief system, so he never enters the hallway of knowledge. Learn more about Knowledge ….Click for Detail.… (knowledge of heart)
(2) The Weeping Tree. Click For Detail…
(3) All sects are due to various levels of human cognition, which differ; therefore, any human being can agree/disagree with Fiqh’s perception. These are just various paradigms to understand the truth, not the whole truth.
(4) Rumi quotes the Qur’an – Surah Fatir – 35:28: “Only men of gnosis truly fear Allah.”
In the 1st Ayah of the same Surah, Allah has explained that “he gives wings to his message bearers,” i.e., the creation process is continuous, constantly expanding in scope, range, and variety. Similarly, in the 22nd Ayah of Surah, Allah declared, “Nor are alike those living and those dead. Allah can make any that He wills to hear, but thou canst not make those to hear who are (buried) in graves.” It may mean dead, but it may also be hinted at non-life, such as objects like stones.
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