Part 11: The Domains of the Soul

Iraqi style
English

Part 11: The Domains of the Soul

After this comes the sharing out of the spiritual domains; only someone who has climbed the mystic stations can understand it. First the moment and its right time, then clarity and joy; then the secret and the breath, and being far from yourself. Then absorption and awe, then steadiness; and after all this the road to the deep truths opens.
Explanation: The poem lists the classic Sufi 'stations' (maqamat) and passing 'states' (ahwal) on the mystic path, such as the fleeting 'moment' (waqt), absorption (ghark), and awe (haybat).

Original · Persian

بخش ۱۱ - قسم ولایات

بعد ازین قسمت ولایاتست داند آن کس که در مقاماتست
لحظه و وقت،پس صفا و سرور سر و نفسست و غربت از خود دور
غرق و هیبت،تمکن و آنگاه بعد ازین بر حقایق آمد راه