The Four Poles of Khorasan

The exemplar of the realm, the leader of mankind, king of the Ansar who nurtures the faith. He called on God and he knew God; king of the faith, the light of the eyes of the noble. His court stood higher than the planet Saturn; the pocket of his soul was full of the coin of mystic truth. That one with the glory of a king and the majesty of the heavens, his seat was in the loftiest heights of paradise. The heart and the breast are his throne and his footstool; Qasim is his humblest servant. He whose truthfulness is like that of the Truthful One; whoever denies him is an unbeliever and a heretic. Truthful and trustworthy like Abu Bakr, just and certain in faith like Omar. His emblem is modesty, like Uthman; like Ali, the Lion of God, he is the guiding leader. Pole of the world, leader of faith and guidance, king of the faith, our sheikh and our master. There are four poles in the lands of Khorasan, fountains of grace and mines of good deeds. The first is Bayazid Bastami, truly learned and deeply wise. That chosen soul was drunk on God; he left this world of becoming and decay while drunk on Him. After him comes the king of the Ansar, one of the intimate companions of the Creator. Then Abu al-Qasim, the sky of purity, a saint and lofty one in every state. The fourth, the blessing of truth, of the community and the faith, the sun of the world of sincerity and certainty. Qasim is faithful to them; forever he is the dust beneath their feet. God's blessings upon all four of these; Qasim is among the lovers of all four.