From Chapter 14: THE HOWLING NECESSITY
Book III, Verses 189-211
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Opposites flee from each other; night flees when light shines.
When the pure name enters the mouth, neither impurity nor sorrow remains.
The explanation that saying "Allah" requires the essence of God's response.
Someone was saying "Allah" one night until his lips became sweet from the mention.
Satan said, "Oh, you who speak so much, where is the response to all these 'Allahs'?"
No answer comes from the throne; how many times do you say 'Allah' with a hard face?
He became broken-hearted and laid his head down, and in his dream, he saw Khidr.
Khidr said, "Why have you stopped the mention? Why are you regretful of the one you called?"
He said, "My response does not come; I fear that I am rejected from the door."
Khidr said, "Your 'Allah' is our response, and your need, pain, and burning are our messengers."
Your tricks and solutions were our attraction, and this opening of your foot was ours.
Your fear and love are the ropes of our grace; beneath every 'Ya Rab' are our responses.
The ignorant soul is not close to this prayer because saying 'Ya Rab' is not its command.
There is a lock and chain on his mouth and heart so that he does not wail to God in times of distress.
God gave Pharaoh a hundred kingdoms and wealth so that he claimed glory and majesty.
Calling without pain is from coldness; calling with pain is from devotion.
That whispering under the breath, remembering the origin and beginning.
That voice became pure and sorrowful, "Oh God, oh helper, oh supporter."
The dog's wail on the path is not without attraction because every seeker is captive to the path.
Like the dog of the cave that escaped from carrion, it sat at the table of kings.
Until the Day of Judgment, it eats in front of the cave, the water of mercy, mystically without a bowl.
There are many dog skins without a name, but behind the curtain, they are not without that cup.
Give your life for this cup, oh son; without struggle and patience, there is no victory.