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THE TARJUMAX AL-ASHWAQ ( X '’ j

‘ Al-Uthayl,’ his natui'al constitution aL*!)-
‘ Al-Naqa,’ his body.
2. ‘ My father,’ i.c. the Highest Spirit
is his real father in the world above and his phenomenal
mother in the world below.
‘ Of him for whose sake I melted with anguish ’ : he refers
to the Divine mj’’stery contained in his heart.
‘ Of fear,’ i.e. fear of the radiance of the Divine majesty.
6. The love that is revealed is stronger and more passionate,
for there is no good in a love that is ruled by i-eason.
7. God in His mex’cy veils the splendoui-s of His face from
His creatures.
8. The more the Beloved looks on thee, the more is thy
anguish increased. Vision is possible only in moments of
ecstasy.
9. ‘ The camel-driver,’ i.e. the voice of God calling those
exalted spiritual beings to ascend towards Him.
‘ Separation,’ i.e. their departure from the phenomenal
world.
‘ Al-Abraq,’ the place where God is manifested in His
e.ssence.
10. ‘ The ravens of separation,’ i.e. considerations affecting
his phenomenal existence, which hinder him from the
ascent to God.
11. ‘ A camel,’ i.e. the ravens of separation are really
a man’s aspirations (».♦.*), since aspiration bears him aloft
and unites him with the object of his seai'ch.
1. They (the women) mounted the howdahs on the swift
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camels and placed in them the (damsels like) marble
statues and full moons,
2. And promised my heart that they should return; but do
the fair promise anything except deceit ?
3. And she saluted with her henna-tipped fingers for the
leave-taking, and lot fall tears that excited the flames
(of desire).