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M6:738 — بیحجابت باید آن ای ذو لباب / مرگ را بگزین و بر دران حجاب
M6:738
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To experience Reality directly, one must choose the 'death' of the ego, which is the primary veil separating the self from the Truth.
This couplet is the core command in a section explaining the Prophetic saying, “Die before you die.” Rumi addresses the reader as a dhū lubāb (one of deep insight), implying that this is a truth for those ready to grasp the essence of things, not just the surface.
The “That” which must be seen “without a veil” is the ultimate spiritual Reality, which the preceding verses call the “sun of the world.” The primary obstacle to this direct vision is the ḥijāb, or veil. Rumi identifies this veil with the constructed self, the ego (manī), which he has just described as a mere reflection that one mistakes for an enemy.
The act of “choosing death,” therefore, is not about physical demise. As the very next verse clarifies, it is a “death of transformation” (marg-e tabdīlī), a voluntary dismantling of the ego-self. By choosing this inner death, one actively tears the veil, allowing for an unveiled, direct perception of the Real.
- ذو لباب
- Arabic phrase meaning 'possessor of the kernel/essence'. A Qur'anic term for those with pure intellect and deep spiritual understanding, who can grasp realities beyond the surface.
- حجاب
- Arabic for 'veil' or 'curtain'. In Sufism, it refers to anything that obscures the perception of spiritual reality, most notably the ego-self (*nafs*).
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