(18) And the man who hears this, full of faith and free from malice, even he shall attain the happy worlds of the righteous, freed from all evil.

(3) Eager to escape sorrow, men rush into sorrow; from desire of happiness they blindly slay their own happiness, enemies to themselves; they hunger for happiness and suffer manifold pains; whence shall come one so kind as he who can satisfy them with all manner of happiness, allay all their pains, and shatter their delusion — whence such a friend, and whence such a holy deed? He who repays good deed with good deed is praised; what shall be said of the Son of Enlightenment, who does kindness unsought? He who sets a banquet before a few is called a " doer of righteousness," and is honoured by the world, because in his pride he entertains men for half a day with a brief largesse of mere food; but what of him who bestows on a measureless number of creatures a satisfaction of all desires unbounded in time and perishing not when the world of heaven perishes? Such is the Master of the Banquet, the Son of the Conqueror; whosoever sins in his heart against him, saith the Lord, shall abide in hell as many ages as the moments of his sin. But he whose spirit is at peace with them shall thence get abundant fruit; and truly, wrong to the Sons of the Conqueror can be done only by great effort, but kindness towards them is easy. I do homage to the bodies of them in whom has arisen the choice jewel of the Thought, and even the ill-treatment of whom leads to happiness; in these mines of bliss I seek my refuge.

(12) 'Tis a fault only to him who only sees faults. How can the Pure Hidden Spirit notice faults?" Faults seem so to ignorant creatures, Blasphemy even may be wisdom in the Creator's si ht, If one fault occur among a hundred beauties 'Tis as one dry stick in a garden of green herbs. Both weigh equally in the scales Wherefore the sages have said not idly, " The bodies of the righteous are as pure souls." Their words, their actions, their praises, 'Omar rebukes the Harper for brooding over

(4) (But e’er these helpers come to me, all rests as yet in gloom.) The evil man is holding back those who are the bearers of the Righteous Order from progress with the Kine, (from progress with the sacred cause) within the region, or the province , he, the evil governor, endowed with evil might , consuming life with evil deeds. Wherefore, whoever hurls him from his power, O Mazda! or from life, stores for the Kine in sacred wisdom shall he make .

(61) In reality he is intending to praise the moon, Although, through ignorance, he is looking down the well. The object of his praises is the moon, not its reflection; That well-meaning man goes wrong through his mistake; The moon is in heaven, and he fancies it in the well. By these false idols mankind are perplexed, The Man in the time of the Prophet David who prayed The hands and feet of criminals betray He of himself lifted the veil that hid his crime; Had he not done so, God would have kept it hidden.

(71) In connection therewith read the chapter "Brightness." And if you say evil also proceeds from Him, Yet what damage is that to His perfection? I will give you an illustration, O arrogant one; The heavenly Artist paints His pictures of two sorts, Joseph he painted fair and made him beautiful; He also painted ugly pictures of demons and 'afrits. Both sorts of pictures are of His workmanship, They proceed not from His imperfection, but His skill, That the perfection of His wisdom may be shown,

(5) He who acts placing all actions in the eternal Brahman, giving up attachment, is unaffected by sin like the lotus by water.

(6) He who is equal-minded towards the good-hearted, friends, enemies, the indifferent, neutrals, haters, relations, towards the righteous and also the wicked, excels.

(37) And here is fulfilled that which King David descants upon; Detraction, Shame, or Disgrace, Thou shalt rejoice to see how the Wicked are recompensed; how the wicked Driver, [Hunter or Oppressor,] and P Incendiary of Malice and Wickedness, is tormented in his Prison; for the Sins that are washed away shall not appear in Heaven (as in the Abyss of Hell) in the Form of Fire; but as Isaiah said, Though thy Sins were as red as Blood [or Scarlet,] (if thou turn) they shall be like Wool, white as Snow; they shall stand in a heavenly Figure, for Men to sing of in a Hymn of Praise, and a Psalm of Thanksgiving, for their Deliverance from the Driver.

(201) The day of judgment is the day of tho great review; Whoso is fair and enlightened longs for that review; Whoso, like a Hindoo, is black (with sin), Since he has not a face like a sun, He desires only night like to a veil! If his thorn puts not forth a single rosebud, But he who is from head to foot a perfect rose or lily, The useless thorn desires the autumn, That autumn may associate itself with the garden; And hide the rose's beauty and the thorn's shame,

(23) 'Twas the Sun's revelation that gave me such light. I still am dark compared to the Sun, Therefore is my light weak, that you may bear it, I have, as it were, mixed honey with vinegar, When you are cured of your sickness, O invalid, When the heart is garnished and swept clear of lust, Therein 'The God of Mercy sitteth on His throne.' Then God rules the heart immediately, This subject is endless; but where is Zaid, That I may tell him again not to seek notoriety? 'Tis not wise to publish these mysteries,

(75) If one, by nature evil, evil does, Let him redeem the time; for such as he Shall by and by due punishment receive."

(11) He to whom this has been done, the impure ones in the Tuat can do nothing to him. He drinks the running water of the stream, he shines like a star in the sky

(7) Whose eyes are like blue lotus's , his name is ut, for he has risen (udita) above all evil. He also who knows this, rises above all evil.

(21) And giving a bad name to men who fast and are liberal; Yet the grace of God, despite this fraud, Mercy may prevail over vengeance, and give the hypocrite God may purge his dealings from that hypocrisy, In order that the pardoning grace of God may be seen, Wherefore God rains down water from the sign Pisces, Thus acts and words are witnesses of the mind within, When your vision cannot penetrate within, Acts and words resemble the sick man's water, But the physician of the spirit penetrates the soul,

(109) Ye who have done good shall wait for those days till an end is made of those who work evil; and an end of the might of the transgressors.

(21) Have a care lest one day they prevail over you! He in whose breast the leaf of true faith is grown Thou makest a mock of Iblis and the Devil, Because thou art a fine man in thy own sight; But when thy soul shall tell thy wretched faults, What lamentation thou wilt cause to the faithful! The sellers of base gold sit smiling in their shops, O Veiler of sins! strip not the veil from us; Lend us aid on the day of trial!