Their minds were bent on the hoarding of wealth, and they bore loads of sin upon their heads.
DAL.Be honest, O man, and sleep not during the eight watches of day and night.
Awake for one watch and hold converse with God.
ZAL.Remember God, O man, vacillate not an iota;
So shall hell fire not touch thee at all, and thy covetousness and worldly love be at an end.
RE.The advantage of faith thou shalt know when thou arrivest before God—
Restrain the five evil passions,[1] O Rukn-ul-Din, and apply thy heart to God.
ZE.Practise humility, the Lord is independent;
He doeth what he pleaseth; what certainty is there regarding His acts?
SIN.Search thy heart; the Lord is in thee.
The body is a vessel which He wrought, and into which He infused His workmanship and skill.
SHIN.Thou shalt obtain martyrdom if thou die for the love of the dear One.
O Rukn-ul-Din, this human body shall depart; while in it pray to obtain God.
SUAD.Let thy mind be contented when thou obtainest thine allotted food.
God who gave thee the disease of hunger is thy physician.
ZUAD.God's splendour is lost for those who associate themselves with worldly affairs.
Arise, look before thee, and regard not the play of the world.
TOE.Embrace tariqat and enter upon marafat;[2]
This body of thine shall become a heap of dust in the grave.
ZOE.They were tyrants who heeded not the Name:
- ↑ Lust, anger, covetousness, worldly love, and pride.
- ↑ There are four stages of Sūfiism: Sharīat, the law or external ceremonies; Tarīqat, walking in God's way; Mārafat, Divine knowledge; Haqīqat, certainty or union with God. Many learned natives of India believe that the Sūfi system is based on Vedānt.
