Poem 25 - Also by Him

Iraqi style
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Poem 25 - Also by Him

Whoever is nearer to you know that he is the poorest and most needy of all. And whoever seems farther from your presence is, through your grace, ahead of everyone. Though the left hand is closer to the heart, the strength of the right hand is greater.
Explanation: In this Sufi context, being 'poor' (darvish) before God means being wholly dependent on Him, which is a spiritual virtue. The final couplet plays on physical closeness versus true power.

Original · Persian

شمارهٔ ۲۵ - ایضاً له

هر کرا قربت تو بیشترست دانک او از همه درویشترست
وانک او دورترست از برتو بعنایت ز همه پیشترست
دست چپ گرچه بدل نزدیکست قوت راست ازو بیشترست