M6:1107 — آنک در خوابش همی‌جویی ویست / چشم بگشا کان مه نیکو پیست

Translation: That which you seek in your sleep, it is He who is here. Open your eyes, for that beautiful, auspicious Moon has arrived.

Meaning: This couplet is a summons to awakening, proclaiming that what one yearns for in dreams and the unconscious is now present and manifest, urging the seeker to open their spiritual eyes to perceive it.

This couplet serves as a poignant call to awaken from heedlessness and behold the glorious presence of the Divine in this very moment. Mawlana, assuming the role of the bashīr (the divine bringer of glad tidings), directly addresses the seeker, proclaiming that what one has been pursuing in dreams and the hidden chambers of the unconscious is now, in wakefulness, directly before them. This 'He' (veyst) whom you seek in sleep, 'is right here' and requires no distant search or future anticipation.

The imperative 'open your eyes' (chashm bogoshā) is not merely an appeal to physical sight; it is an invitation to unseal the eye of insight and the heart. For the fortune and felicity that descend from the higher realms are perpetually around the human being, yet many, due to negligence or inner blindness, fail to perceive them. As Mawlana has previously remarked, sometimes the myriad drums of truth beat around a person, yet their ears, deafened by spiritual blindness, hear no sound; or a gentle basil leaf caresses their hand, and they mistake it for harm. This couplet, then, is precisely the call of that bashīr, whispering to every sorrowful soul: 'Arise, O heedless one, seize the path of fortune!' (from d6-s23 · 00:14:50). It is an urgent plea not to squander the opportunity, but to hasten towards one's spiritual fortune.

The phrase mah-e nīkū-pī (the beautiful, auspicious Moon) refers to that auspicious fate, that new fortune, and that presence of the Primordial Beloved, who has revealed Himself with blessed and propitious signs. This fortunate and blessed Moon, as I have indicated in my lectures, is akin to the 'new fortune' (iqbāl-e jadīd) that has arrived for the seeker 'from the ever-renewing ancient world' (az jahān-e kohneh-ye nowgar). Mawlana urges us to open our eyes to this reality and grasp this fortune, before this propitious moment slips away and we remain lost in the slumber of heedlessness. Even the sufferings and trials that sometimes befall the beloved ones are, in truth, part of the tajassum and lāgh (playful intimacy and teasing) of the Primordial Beloved. A suffering that appears as a calamity is, in its essence, a message for deeper awakening and a reminder of His presence. This couplet, in essence, is an invitation to depart from the 'alley of the blind' (kūy-e kūrān) and step onto the path of awakening and union.

Key takeaways

• What we seek is present here and now; it requires no search in another place or time.
• The call to 'open your eyes' signifies an awakening of inner insight and the perception of truth with the heart's eye.
• The 'auspicious Moon' symbolizes divine fortune and felicity that has turned towards humanity, urging its recognition.
• Spiritual heedlessness and inner blindness prevent one from perceiving the Beloved's presence and tidings, even when manifest.
• For seekers, trials and tribulations are sometimes a sign of divine love and playful intimacy, calling them to deeper awakening.