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بخش ۳ - فصل وحدت و شرح عظمت / Section 3 - Chapter on Unity and Description of Grandeur

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احدست و شمار از او معزول
صمدست و نیاز ازو مخذول

آن احد نی که عقل داند و فهم
و آن صمد نی که حس شناسد و وهم

نه فراوان نه اندکی باشد
یکی اندر یکی یکی باشد

در دویی جز بدو سقط نبود
هرگز اندر یکی غلط نبود

تا ترا در درون شمار و شکیست
چه یکی دان چه دو که هردو یکیست

به چراگاه دیو بر ز یقین
چه و چند و چرا و چون را هین

نه بزرگیش هست از افزونی
ذات او بر ز چندی و چونی

از پی بحث طالب عاجز
هل و من گفتن اندرو جایز

کس نگفته صفات مبدع هو
چند و چون و چرا چه و کی و کو

ید او قدرتست و وجه بقاش
آمدن حکمش و نزول عطاش

قدمینش جلال قهر و خطر
اصبعینش نفاذ حکم و قدر

هستها تحت قدرت اویند
همه با او و او همی جویند

جنبش نور سوی نور بود
نور کی ز آفتاب دور بود

با وجودش ازل پریر آمد
به گه آمد ولیک دیر آمد

در ازل بسته کی بود علمش
یک غلامست خانه زاد ازلش

از ابد دور دار وهم و گمان
که ابد از ازل گرفت نشان

کی مکان باشدش ز بیش و ز کم
که مکان خود مکان ندارد هم

خلق را زین صفت جهانی ساخت
تا زبهر خود آشیانی ساخت

با مکان آفرین مکان چه کند
آسمان گر بر آسمان چه کند

آسمان دی نبود امروز است
باز فردا نباشد او نوزست

در نوردد ز پیش ستر دخان
یوم نطوی السماء رو برخوان

عارفان چون دم از قدیم زنند
ها و هو را میان دو نیم زنند

نه به ارکان ثبات اوقاتش
نه مکان جای هستی ذاتش

ای که در بند صورت و نقشی
بستهٔ استوی علی العرشی

صورت از محدثات خالی نیست
در خور عز لایزالی نیست

زانکه نقاش بود و نقش نبود
استوی بود و عرش و فرش نبود

استوی از میان جان می خوان
ذات او بستهٔ جهات مدان

کاستوی آیتی ز قرآنست
گفتن لامکان ز ایمانست

عرش چون حلقه از برون در است
از صفات خدای بی خبر است

در صحیفهٔ کلام مسطور است
نقش و آواز و شکل ازو دور است

ینزل الله هست در اخبار
آمد و شد تو اعتقاد مدار

رقم عرش بهر تشریف است
نسبت کعبه بهر تعریفست

لامکان گوی کاصل دین این است
سر بجنبان که جای تحسین است

دشمنی حسین از آن جسته ست
که علی لفظ لامکان گفته ست

English translation

He is the One, and number is dismissed from Him; He is the Self-Sufficient, and need is rejected by Him. Not that One whom intellect and understanding can comprehend, Nor that Self-Sufficient whom sense and imagination can know. He is neither much nor little; He is One in One, simply One. In duality, there is nothing but error; There is never any mistake in Unity. As long as you have number and doubt within you, Whether you know it as one or two, they are both the same. Lift up from the pasture of the demon, by certainty, The questions of 'what', 'how many', 'why', and 'how'. His greatness is not from abundance; His Essence is beyond quantity and quality. For the sake of the helpless seeker's debate, Saying 'is it?' and 'from whom?' is permitted. No one has described the attributes of the Originator, the 'He': How many, how, why, what, when, and where. His 'Hand' is His power, and His 'Face' is His eternity; His 'Coming' is His decree, and His 'Descending' is the bestowing of His gifts. His 'Two Feet' are the majesty of His wrath and authority; His 'Two Fingers' are the execution of His decree and destiny. All existents are under His power; They are all with Him and seeking Him. The movement of light is toward light; How can light be far from the sun? With His existence, eternity past came but yesterday; It came in time, yet it came late. How could His knowledge be bound in eternity past? Eternity past is but a houseborn slave of His. Keep fancy and doubt away from eternity future, For eternity future took its sign from eternity past. How could He have a place, of more or less, When place itself has no place of its own? He made a world for creation from this attribute, So that He built a nest for Himself. What can place do with the Creator of place? What can heaven do, even if it is upon heaven? Heaven was not yesterday, it is today; Again tomorrow it will not be, it is new. The veil of smoke will be rolled up from before; Go and read: 'The Day when We roll up the heavens.' When the mystics speak of the Eternal, They split the 'Ha' and 'Hu' in half. His times are not established by physical elements, Nor is space the location of His Essence's existence. O you who are bound by form and design, Captive of 'He established Himself upon the Throne.' Form is not devoid of temporal creations; It is not worthy of the Eternal Glory. Because the Painter was, and there was no painting; There was 'istawa' (establishing), and there was no Throne or Earth. Read 'istawa' from the depths of your soul, Do not consider His Essence bound by spatial directions. For 'istawa' is a verse of the Quran; To say 'spaceless' is of faith. The Throne is like a ring outside the door; It is ignorant of God's attributes. It is written in the scroll of the Word; Form, voice, and shape are far from Him. 'God descends' is in the traditions; Do not believe in actual coming and going. The designation of the Throne is for honor's sake; The attribution of the Kaaba is for description. Say 'spaceless', for this is the root of religion; Nod your head, for it is worthy of praise. The enmity toward Husayn arose because Ali uttered the word 'spaceless'.

Updated 2026-07-02

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