Thursday, July 25, 2019

Couplet 585-586


در یکے گفتا کہ جوعِ و  جُودِ تو
In one, he says that austerity and generosity
شرک باشد از تو تا معبودِ تو
Is shirk between you and your God

جُز توکل جُز کہ تسلیمِ تمام
Except trust and recognition, all other
در غم و راحت ہمہ مکرست و دام
Are tricks and cunningness in relief & sadness



He wrote in one of the letters that the austerity and generosity, the benefits of which was narrated in previous letters in preceding couplets, are shirk with the God from your side, as there is more concentration on the one’s own action, attributes and effects of austerity and generosity. Thus rejecting both of these, one should adopt trust (توکل) in God. And except trust and recognition, which is necessary in every condition of sadness and relief, all these talks are tricks and traps only. He wrote in another letter that what would happen with keeping trust and one should rely on service (خدمت) and obedience (طاعت). Otherwise keeping trust is like casting aspersion on Sara’ AS, as all commands and prohibitions are useless. The reason is that the intention for any thing would be unlawful if trust (توکل) is objective, thus the refutation of all the commands and prohibitions are necessary. Thus there is contradiction between these two and amongst the letters on trust and the previous letters.

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