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Passages similar to: The Conference of the Birds — Question of the Twentieth Bird
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The Conference of the Birds
Question of the Twentieth Bird (5)
'O God, you who know the secret of all things, bring to pass the worldly desires of my enemies, and grant my friends the eternity of the future life. But as for me, I am free of both. Even if I possessed this present world or the world of the future, I should esteem them little in comparison with being near to you. I need only you. If I should turn my eyes towards the two worlds, or desire anything but you, I should be no more than an unbeliever.'
The Masnavi
'Ali's Forbearance (61-70)
O God, Thy grace is the proper object of our desire; Nothing is bitterer than severance from Thee, Our worldly goods rob us of our heavenly goods,...
The Masnavi
Prologue (91-100)
'A secret known to more than two is known to every one.' As I live in the midst of these Arabs, Yet, had the mighty grace of God led the way, How...
The Masnavi
The Prophet and his Infidel Guest (61-70)
Act and word manifest the secret thoughts and mind, When your witnesses are purified they are accepted, They enter into conflict with you, O...
The Alchemy of Happiness
Concerning Self-Examination and the Recollection of God (16)
If thou dost not believe in heaven or hell, at any rate thou believest in death, which will snatch from thee all worldly delights and cause thee to fe...
The Masnavi
The Merchant and his Clever Parrot (92-101)
My ardour arises not from joy or grief, My condition is different, for it is strange. Deny it not ! God is all-powerful. Argue not from the condition...
The Masnavi
Luqman's Master examines him and discovers his Acuteness (20-28)
Now either permit me to hold my peace altogether, And if you dislike this and forbid that, Who can tell what your desire is? You must have the soul...
The Masnavi
The Three Travelers (88-96)
Now, therefore, I will implore his grace for myself, For he will never avert his face from him that knew him." Know the eye of the ' Knower is a...
The Masnavi
Bahlol and the Darvesh (10-18)
Then man desires the fulfillment of God's decrees; And this too spontaneously, not in hope of reward, He desires not even his own life for himself,...
The Masnavi
The Darvesh who Broke his Vow (34-44)
What is the prison from which ho seeks an exit? 'Tis the bond of God's purpose and hidden decrees; Ah! none but the pure in sight can see that bond;
Asclepius
Section XLI (5)
We have known Thee, O Thou completely filled with the Conception from Thyself of Universal Nature! We have known Thee, O Thou Eternal Constancy! For...
The Masnavi
The King and his Three Sons (141-150)
"O Thou that hearest prayer and relievest pain, He knows of none on whom to rely save Thee; Every suppliant obtains his desire from Thee." God makes...
The Masnavi
Bayazid and the Saint (81-90)
Could He not paint ugly things He would lack art, Thus, both infidelity and faith bear witness to Him, But know, the faithful worship Him willingly,...
The Masnavi
The Building of the "Most Remote Temple" at Jerusalem (182-191)
Ho! seek aid of Him, not of another than Him Seek water in the ocean, not in a dried-up channel. On cleansing the inward temple of the heart from...
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 34 — Ahunavaiti Gatha (6)
If thus Ye are in verity, O Mazda! with the Righteous Order and Thy Good Mind, then grant Ye me a sign of this in this world's entire abiding (while...
The Masnavi
The Merchant and his Clever Parrot (52-61)
My heart says, "He has injured me," Do me justice, O Thou who art the glory of the just, Who art the throne, and I the lintel of Thy door! But, in sob...
The Masnavi
The Villager who invited the Townsman to visit him (51-60)
Cut off these evil doubts and cast them away, Therefore thou hast chosen harsh friends and companions; The good friend goes up to highest heaven,...
The Masnavi
The Lion, the Fox, and the Ass (92-101)
If there be one who is a true man in these two states, I will yield up my life for him this day!" The other, who was a fatalist, said, "What you seek...
The Masnavi
The Pauper and the Prisoners (23-33)
Sometimes thoughts of gain and traffic, Sometimes thoughts of money and wives and children, Sometimes thoughts of household goods and fine linen,...
The Masnavi
Moses and the Shepherd (41-50)
With what object hast thou framed this plan, And sowed therein the seeds of evil?
Yasna (Gathas)
Yasna 48 — Spenta Mainyu Gatha (9)
(Aye, when shall faith be changed to sight ); and when shall I in verity discern if Ye indeed have power over aught, O Lord! and through Thy...
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