Number 19

QitʿaIraqi style
English

Number 19

After so much wonder, the beloved witness shows itself to us, yet with so many veils, we cannot see it as it truly is. Beyond the veil, Qasem has a hidden path to the truth, where by God's grace he sees the beginning and the end as one and the same.
Explanation: The 'witness' (shahed) is the manifest face of divine truth or the beloved. Qasem is the poet's own name, a common signature in the final couplet.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۱۹

تجلی می‌کند شاهد پس از چندین عجب بر ما ولی از کثرت پرده کماهی دیدنش نتوان
ورای پرده قاسم را به حق راهی‌ست پنهانی که می‌بیند به فضل حق ازل را با ابد یکسان