object:1.fua - God Speaks to Moses
author class:Farid ud-Din Attar
subject class:Poetry
class:chapter
English version by Raficq Abdulla Original Language Persian/Farsi One day God spoke to Moses and said: 'Visit Satan, question him, use your head.' So Moses descended to Hell's burning halls; Satan saw him coming, a smile did he install On his fiery face. Moses proudly asked him For advice, waiting for Satan's crafty whim; Satan spoke through his coal-black teeth: 'Remember this rule which sense bequeaths Never say "I" so that you become like me.' So long as you live for yourself you'll be A drum booming pride a cymbal of infidelity. Vanity, resentment, envy and anger shall be cemented Into your inner state; you shall be like a demented Dog with lolling tongue, infected with indolence of sin. You shall become your own tracked prisoner within. [1490.jpg] -- from The Conference of the Birds: The Selected Sufi Poetry of Farid ud-Din Attar, Translated by Raficq Abdulla <
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