Part 8: The Stage of Arrival

Iraqi style
English

Part 8: The Stage of Arrival

After that came the sweet exchanges of arrival, for all of them were signs of being accepted. Aim, resolve, and devotion are good; then good manners, then certainty and closeness to Him. Remembrance, reflection, richness of soul, the goal's high station: the list is complete; may all these qualities be yours.
Explanation: The poem lists stages on a Sufi spiritual path culminating in union with God. 'Ghina' here means the soul's inner sufficiency or contentment.

Original · Persian

بخش ۸ - قسم وصول

بعد ازان شد مغازلات وصول که بود جملگی نشان قبول
قصد و عزم و ارادت نیکوست پس ادب، پس یقین و انس بدوست
ذکر و فکر و غنا،مقام مراد شد تمام،این همه صفات تو باد