Thursday, September 26, 2019

Four things not in your treasure

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيمِ


Legend has it that as Shams al-Dīn Muhammad Suzani Samarqandi (سوزنی سمرقندی) was approaching the end of his time here on earth, he uttered these lines:


چار چیز آورده ام یا رب، که در گنج تو نیست
نیستی و حاجت و عجز و گناه آورده ام

Four things, I bring O Lord, that your treasure-troves lack:
Nothingness, Need, Inability and Sin- that is all I bring

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