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سخنی از رابعه / A Word from Rabia

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زو یکی پرسید کای صاحب قبول
تو چه می گویی ز یاران رسول

گفت من از حق نمی آیم به سر
کی توانم داد از یاران خبر

گرنه در حق جان و دل گم دارمی
یک نفس پروای مردم دارمی

آن نه من بودم که در سجده گهی
خار در چشمم شکست اندر رهی

بر زمین خونم روان شد از بصر
من ز خون خویش بودم بی خبر

آنک او را این چنین دردی بود
کی دل کار زن و مردی بود

چون نبودم تا که بودم خودشناس
دیگری را کی شناسم در قیاس

تو درین ره نه خدا و نه رسول
دست کوته کن ازین رد و قبول

تو کفی خاکی درین ره خاک شو
از تبرا و تولا پاک شو

چون کفی خاکی سخن از خاک گوی
جمله را تو پاک دان و پاک گوی

English translation

Someone asked her: 'O accepted one, What do you say about the companions of the Messenger?' She said: 'I am so overwhelmed by the Truth, How can I give news of the companions? If I had not lost my soul and heart in the Truth, Would I care for people for even a single breath? Was it not me who, in the place of prostration, Had a thorn pierce my eye along the path? My blood flowed upon the ground from my eye, Yet I was completely unaware of my own blood. One who suffers such pain, How could they have the heart for the affairs of men and women? Since I have not been self-aware since I existed, How can I judge and know another by comparison? In this path, you are neither God nor the Messenger, So keep your hands off this rejection and acceptance. You are a handful of dust; become dust in this path, And cleanse yourself from disassociation and association. Since you are a handful of dust, speak of dust; Deem everyone pure, and speak of them with purity.'

Updated 2026-07-02

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