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09. Translations

GR. Whenever iron and stone strike each other,
Both worlds become lit by their light.
i.e. the nature of the initiate, mustajib, by receiving the education from a complete teacher (piri kamil), becomes so filled with light and clearness that every thing in both worlds becomes clear and visible to him. The shaykhu't-tasriah (i.e., the author of the GR.) says therefore : -

GR. The mystery appears in the combination of both these,
So, act thyself as thou hast heard it.
i.e., from the soul and body, which is the entire Coran, the mystery of Love is apparent, enlightening the world and the man, in other words, the Asas,the natiq, the Hujjat, and the Imam, as is said in support of this in the coran(XVII, 87): "They ask thee about the spirit. Say: the spirit is from the order of my Lord." (p. 19). Soul is called amr, and inside the soul there is a mysterious substance which is called the soul of the soul.
Do not talk much about the difference between the soul and the body, because I saw it through the body. (With the help of it) I travelled to the abode of souls, and saw there the soul of souls.
i.e., the Love is the soul, and the Beloved is the soul of the soul.

GR. Thus thou art a copy of the Divine design, Seek in thyself everything that thou wantst.
This mystery, however, is beyond the comprehension of anyone.
The sense of the expression "I am the Truth " ana'l haqq, comes
out from this.

GR. I am the Truth " is the revelation of the absolute mystery,-
Who except God is one who should say: " I am the Truth ? etc. "


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