The Stages of Truth

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The Stages of Truth

First comes revelation and certainty; after that, look and truly witness what you know. Then come the deeper meanings and life itself: contraction and expansion, and the intoxication that leads to salvation. Next is sobriety, and then union; and after that will come separation. Beyond this, the words reach their end, for once all truths are grasped, everything is complete.
Explanation: The terms qabz (contraction) and bast (expansion) are Sufi states of spiritual constriction and openness. Sahv (sobriety) and sukr (intoxication) are classic stages on the mystic path.

Original · Persian

بخش ۱۲ - قسم حقایق

اول آن مکاشفه است و یقین بعد ازان در مشاهده می بین
پس ازینت معانیست و حیات قبض و بسطست و سکر بهر نجات
صحو،پس اتصال خواهد بود بعد ازان انفصال خواهد بود
بعد ازین در نهایتست کلام چون حقایق تمام گشت،تمام