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| Divine Face of Jalal ud Din Rumi |
| Translation & Commentary by Seema Arif |
| On Misuse of Words |
| The words that have slipped through tongue
Reckon them arrows thine arch hath slung O son! can’t they suspend in middle of the way (1) Flood must be stopped, before it comes may As water has flooded the world to surround It wipes out everything; it knows no bound The commands are initiated in the heaven Deem them not result of any being’s action Allah wills it so without an accomplice Though the actions bear unto us witness Zaid had shot an arrow toward Omar Arrow had caught Omar like panther It had been hurting him more than a year God hath created ‘pain’ man hath to bear Zaid had been stricken to death with fear Till Doom that spot may remain in tear Omar did die of wound full of pain Zaid is the cause of him being slain All pains must be to him (Zaid) ascribed Though it is Allah whom all abide |
| (1) All actions but follow Law of Requital: Allah’s pre-destination requires strict decree in cause and effect. So says law of requital. Human beings do not have the freedom or authority to change the result after the action has been performed. Qur’an: 2:21, 2:179, 2:183, 2:185, 2:189, 3:123, 3:129, 3:199, 5:35, 7:69, 7:157.
God decrees a thing and this sets in motion something else because it entails it according to God’s law, and the breaching of the system of entailment is not pleasing to God (The Conclusive Argument From God: p.50) (2) Even when Wali violates the Divine Order, his powers may loose their effect. Divine rules are for all with no exception. Even the Prophets have been punished as Jonah (Yunus) had to live in the stomach of fish for forty days. (3) Neither cause nor effect is disturbed. Divine Order is maintained. (4) Such as Our revelations as We abrogate or cause to be forgotten. We bring (in place) one better or the like thereof. (Pickthall) Qur’an: 2:106 (5) Memory is in control of one’s heart. Our emotions depend upon how do we remember events and happening in our life. Allah has power over heart. To some he blesses forgetfulness, so they may forget the wounds that life has caused them and some remain aware of the constant pain. (6) When a man forgets to beseech God’s favor; he may never reach his goal, however hard he may try. (7) “But ye treated them with ridicule, so much so that (ridicule of) them made you forget My Message while ye were laughing at them! (23:110) |
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| Similarly Income, prudence, soul and mating
All created by Allah, decree predetermined The cause but may close the doors to effect When ‘Friend’ is shamed by God’s neglect (2) Friends of Allah been rightly awarded power That they may bring the arrow back to archer Wali has the power to undo the done Nothing is burnt kebab or rod, none (3) All the hearts that’ve listened the chatter Made them forget and forgo the matter |
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| O wise man needing logic to reason necessary
Qur'an says, “Allah has got power on memory” We abrogate not what’s desired in heaven (4) New message is here ‘cause old forgotten Allah has power on memory and forgetfulness (5) Like an autocrat’s hearts bear His governance When in forgetfulness he’s stopped to ponder (6) Though talented, he may not work, no wonder “Don’t ridicule or laugh! My message forget not” (7) Messengers are to remind; you remember naught |
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