Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The Parable of His Light is as if there were a Niche and within it a Lamp: the Lamp enclosed in Glass: the glass as it were a brilliant star: Lit from a blessed Tree, an Olive, neither of the east nor of the west, whose oil is well-nigh luminous, though fire scarce touched it: Light upon Light! Allah doth guide whom He will to His Light: Allah doth set forth Parables for men: and Allah doth know all things.
Yusuf Ali translation
Transliteration
Allahu nuru-s-samawati wa-l-'ard; mathalu nurihi kamishkatin fiha misbah; al-misbahu fi zujajah; 'az-zujajatu ka'annaha kawkabun durriyyuny-yuuqadu min shajaratim-mubarakatin zaytunatil-la sharqiyyatin-wa la gharbiyyatiny- yakadu zaytuha yudii'-u wa low lam tamsas-hu nar; nuurun "ala nuur; yahdi- llahu li-nurihi many- yashaa' wa yadribu-llahu -l-'amthala -li-n-nas; wa-llahu bi-kulli shay'-in "aleem
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Like The Morning Breeze
Like the morning breeze, if you bring to the morning good deeds,
The rose of our desire will open and bloom.
Go forward, and make advances down this road of love;
In forward motion, the pain is great.
To beg at the door of the Winehouse is a wonderful alchemy.
If you practice this, soon you will be converting dust into gold.
O heart, if only once you experience the light of purity,
Like a laughing candle, you can abandon the life you live in your head.
But if you are still yearning for cheap wine and a beautiful face,
Don't go out looking for an enlightened job.
Hafiz, if you are listening to this good advice,
The road of Love and its enrichment are right around the curve.
From: Drunk on the Wind of the Beloved
Translated by Thomas Rain Crowe
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Join the Columbus Sufi Circle
to experience the light of purity,
Zikr Allah, poetry,
followed by sohbet, sweets.
Saturday, December 22, 7:30 pm
Zawiyya al Mu'min
1000 Urlin Avenue, # 1507
Columbus, Ohio 43212
Contact Hilal at hilal1001@sbcglobal.net or 614-446-3337 for more information
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