Baca› Kitab 5› Kisah seorang kekasih yang menghitung pelayanannya dan kesetiaannya kepada kekasihnya, malam-malam panjang mereka jauh dari tempat tidur, kemiskinan dan kehausan yang membara di hari-hari yang panjang. Ia berkata, “Aku tidak tahu pelayanan lain selain ini. Jika ada pelayanan lain, bimbinglah aku, karena apa pun yang engkau perintahkan, aku akan patuh. Jika harus masuk api, seperti Ibrahim saw., dan jika harus jatuh ke dalam mulut ikan paus di laut, seperti Yunus saw., dan jika harus dibunuh tujuh puluh kali, seperti Jirjis saw., dan jika harus menjadi buta karena menangis, seperti Syuaib saw.” Dan kesetiaan serta pengorbanan para nabi, saw., tidak terhitung. Dan jawaban sang kekasih kepadanya.› Bait 1259
M5:1259 — وصف پاکی وقف بر نور مهاست / تابشش گر بر نجاسات رهاست
M5:1259
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This couplet asserts that the moon's light, by its very nature, remains pure regardless of what it illuminates, implying that true purity is intrinsic and not affected by external contact.
This beyt appears within a story where a lover is recounting his many sacrifices for his beloved, only to be told that he has missed the 'essence' of love, which is 'dying to self' (fana). The lover immediately dies, smiling, demonstrating this ultimate self-effacement. Rumi then uses the analogy of the moon's light to explain the nature of this pure, essential being that has transcended the physical. Just as the moonbeam, by its inherent nature, remains undefiled even when it shines upon impurities, so too does the soul that has achieved true purity and union with the divine. Its essence is untouched by the transient defilements of the world. This reinforces the idea that the lover's 'death' was not an end but a purification, allowing his essence to return to its source, unblemished by worldly attachments or deeds, much like the light returning to the moon.
- وصف پاکی
- The quality or attribute of purity.
- وقف
- Pledged, dedicated, consecrated; here, implying an inherent and unchanging characteristic.
- نور مهاست
- Is the light of the moon.
- نجاسات
- Impure things, defilements, pollutions.
- رهاست
- Is a path/way; here, 'falls upon' or 'shines upon'.
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