Lesen› Buch 6› Die Geschichte von Imru' al-Qais, der ein König der Araber war und von großer Schönheit, der Yusuf seiner Zeit. Die arabischen Frauen, wie Zulaikha, waren ihm zu Tode verfallen. Und er, ein Dichter, sang: »Haltet inne, lasst uns die Erinnerung an die Geliebte und die Wohnstätte beklagen.« Da alle Frauen ihn mit ganzer Seele suchten, wofür waren dann sein Ghazel und sein Klagen? Vielleicht wusste er, dass all diese nur Abbilder von Formen sind, die auf Tafeln aus Erde gezeichnet wurden. Schließlich ereilte diesen Imru' al-Qais ein Zustand, in dem er mitten in der Nacht sein Königreich und seine Kinder verließ, sich in einen Derwischmantel hüllte und von einem Reich ins andere reiste, auf der Suche nach jemandem, der von jedem Reich rein ist: »Er erwählt zur Barmherzigkeit, wen Er will.« Usw.› Vers 4020
M6:4020 — نام او در نامها مکتوم کرد / محرمان را سر آن معلوم کرد
M6:4020
Bedeutung · به زبانِ تو — Deine Sprache · AI
This couplet explains that while God's true essence (His 'name') is hidden from the general public, it is revealed to those who are spiritually close to Him, the 'intimates' or 'confidants'.
This beyt appears in the context of a longer story about the legendary beauty of Yusuf (Joseph) and how Zulaikha, his admirer, became so consumed by love that she began to call everything around her 'Yusuf'. From 'fire' to 'moon', 'bread' to 'water', all things took on his name in her mind. This intense, singular focus on the beloved, even to the point of displacing all other names, serves as a metaphor for the lover's absorption in the Divine.
The couplet then shifts from Zulaikha's human love to the divine Beloved. Just as Zulaikha's love for Yusuf led her to perceive his name in all things, so too does the true lover of God perceive His essence. However, the 'name' of God here refers not to His conventional names (like Allah, Rahman, Rahim), but to His ultimate, ineffable reality. This reality is 'concealed amidst all names' – meaning it is present in everything, yet hidden in plain sight, indistinguishable to the uninitiated. But to the mahraman (محرمان), the 'intimates' or 'confidants' who have drawn near through spiritual practice and love, that 'secret' (سر) is made known. They discern the Divine presence where others see only the mundane, much like Zulaikha saw Yusuf in every object.
This highlights a core Sufi concept: the esoteric truth (سر) is veiled from the masses but unveiled to those who purify their hearts and become worthy of such intimacy. It's a secret not because God actively hides it, but because it requires a particular state of being and perception to apprehend.
- مکتوم
- concealed, hidden
- محرمان
- intimates, confidants, those initiated into secrets
- سر
- secret; essence, mystery
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