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Where thou get drunk, there you must lay When a drunk has lost his way to tavern Joker he becomes for kids object of fun (1) He is falling here and there on the way Soiled, made for fools an item to play He is in such distress and kids wince or whine Ignorant of drunkenness and taste of wine Creatures are kids except the one lost in God Adult is the one who no more to passion hold (2) Allah so says, �Life is play and amusement Thou art kids� and Allah but speaks the truth. (3) Thou art a kid if not relieved of trifling desires Without attaining purity of soul thou can�t be pious Reckon lust like kids� desire for mating (4) In which youth are but carelessly indulging Children coupling each other would no fruit bear Manliness and strength Ali(ra) or Rustam do declare(5) Common man fighting just quarrel like kids All meaningless, petty and worthless it is They fight but with swords made of wood Motives baseless; intentions bear no good (6) They all are gaily riding their horses wooden They are riding �Burraq� or �Duldul� is illusion (7) They are self-occupied in delusions of grandeur They assume themselves rising above the 7th sphere (8) |
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| (1) When a man of knowledge has lost his way, even the novice can raise fingers at him. One must preserve one�s state and live through it in one�s consciousness.
(2) Hawa is the invoking of lower soul. Click for Detail�. (3) Rumi has quoted Qu�ran:6:32: �What is the life of this world but play and amusement? But best is the home in the hereafter, for those who are righteous. Will ye not then understand?� See also Qu�ran: 6:70 (4) Rumi is hinting at moral corruption of the society, which is outwardly manifested in sexual indulgence at a young age and sexual deviance at mature age. It is all result to enjoy luxuries and comforts in life, in order to make most of the life, never recognizing that life here is fleeting and quickly passing. (5) Youth indulge in profane activities to proclaim �manliness� strength and maturity. Rumi says its not worth because this art lies in character of �Rustam� the famous Persian fighter or �Ghazi� meaning Hazrat Ali(ra) the brave and the chivalrous. (6) They just argue to win a score. They are egoistic and point is to differ just to be �prominent� and �unyielding�. A mutual consensus is thus never achieved in society and it causes conflict and disharmony among various classes of society. Their reason has not been sharpened. It has not been fully prepared to meet the objective. As in �fight� the task of sword is to cut off the life of opponent to death. Similarly the reason of the scholars must be sharpened enough to separate truth from falsehood. (7) Children ride wooden rocking horses and enjoy as if they were riding the real horse. �Burraq� was the horse that took Hazrat Muhammad (saw) to �Mira`j�: the trip of Holy Ascension to be present before God. �Duldul� was the mule presented to Hazrat Muhammad (saw) by ruler of Alexandria, Greece. Fake scholars indulge into false pretensions. Though their thoughts never leave the domain of material earth; they think that they take a holy flight to heavens. Not only they are aided with Divine support, but their thinking is powerful and pleasing to men of earth as well. It is self-deception and illusion reflected in their fickleness. (8) Seven spheres of climate belong to this earth, while 8th clime is above in heavens belonging to �Imaginal world�. Click for Detail.... |