Let us recognize the glorification of those who speak and the worship of the mute; Zikr Allah at 7:30 pm on April 27 at Zawiyya al Mu'min

Yusuf Ali

We bestowed Grace aforetime on David from ourselves: "O ye Mountains! Sing ye back the Praises of Allah with him! and ye birds also! And We made the iron soft for him;- Qu'ran 
34:10

Shakir

 .... and We made the mountains, and the birds to celebrate Our praise with Dawood; and We were the doers. Qu'ran 21:79 

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Each creature glorifies You in a different way,
and each is unaware of the states of the other.
The human being doesn't believe that stones utter praise,
but inanimate things are masters of worship.
The seventy-two sects are dubious about each other's state.
Since I pay no attention to the glorification of one who speaks,
how should my heart recognize
the worship offered by the mute?

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Har yeki tasbih bar naw`i degar
guyad va az hâl-e ân in bi khabar
dami monker ze tasbih-e jamâd
va ân jamâd andar `ebâdat ostâd
Balke haftâd o do mellat har yeki
bi khabar az yekdegar va andar shakki
Chon man az tasbih-e nâteq ghâfelam
chon be-dânad sobheh-ye sâmet delam

-- Mathnawi III: 1496-1498; 1500 
Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski
"Rumi: Jewels of Remembrance"
Threshold Books, 1996
(Persian transliteration courtesy of Yahyá Monastra)

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Join the Columbus Sufi Circle 
Recognize the glorification of the one who speaks
and the worship offered by the mute
Zikr Allah, poetry,

followed by sohbet, sweets.

Saturday, April 27, 7:30 pm

Zawiyya al Mu'min

1000 Urlin Avenue, # 1507

Columbus, Ohio 43212

Contact Hilal at 614-446-3337 or hilal1001@sbcglobal.net for more information