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بخش ۷ - اشارت به تقسیم محبت به ذاتی و صفاتی و افعالی و آثاری / Section 7 - Allusion to the Division of Love into Essential, Attributive, Active, and Vestigial

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یا بود عشق منتشی از ذات
یا بود منبعث ز حسن صفات

یا ز افعال یا ز آثارش
می شمر منحصر درین چارش

عشق ذات آن بود که باشد دل
سوی حق خالی از غرض مایل

باز یابد ز خویشتن طلبی
که نباشد معینش سببی

کششی خیزد از درونه جان
که عبارت ازان کشش نتوان

هم عبارت ازان بود کوتاه
هم اشارت در آن بود گمراه

گر بپرسی که کیست محبوبیت
زین تک و پوی چیست مطلوبت

خوابت از چشم اشکبار که برد
صبرت از جان بیقرار که برد

رو به ره داشت جان آگاهت
چون فتادی ز ره که زد راهت

در جواب سؤال ماند لال
دم نیارد زد از حقیقت حال

هر چه بر خاطرش شود ظاهر
باشد از حسب حال او قاصر

English translation

Either love originates from the Divine Essence, Or it arises from the beauty of His Attributes, Or from His Actions, or His Effects; Consider love restricted to these four types. The love of the Essence is when the heart Is inclined toward the Truth, free of all self-interest. The lover finds within himself a yearning, For which there is no defined external cause. An attraction arises from the depths of the soul, An attraction that cannot be described in words. Indeed, any description of it falls short, And any pointer toward it is misleading. If you ask: 'Who is your beloved? In all this striving, what is your goal? Who took sleep from your tearful eyes? Who took patience from your restless soul? Your conscious soul was set upon the path; How did you fall from the way, and who led you astray?' In response to these questions, he remains mute, Unable to utter a breath regarding the reality of his state. Whatever might manifest in his mind Is far too inadequate to express his true condition.

Updated 2026-07-07

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