to be renunciation. This is the station of leaving renunciation.[49] Its state, however, is renunciation of this world, which is why it does not endure.
Chapter Ninety-Five: On Knowledge of the Mysteries of Generosity and the Kinds of Giving, Such as Munificence, Liberality, Preference for Others in Need and Apart from Need, Alms, Maintaining Ties, Presents, Bestowal, Seeking Recompense, and Leaving It
The ranks of giving are many, beyond enumeration;
through them we seek victory over our enemies.
Through generosity our existence is established in our entity;
indeed, in reality we are a locus of its manifestation.
Section: Generosity
Existence proceeds from generosity. Jawd, with an a vowel on the jīm, means abundant rain. It is an inversion of wajd, like jadhb and jabdh: their letters are the same, with a shared meaning. The generosity of the Real toward the entities that are loci of manifestation concerns His appearing within them. The generosity of the loci of manifestation
Notes
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(The heading of Chapter Ninety-Four, “On Leaving Renunciation,” has been restored in its place before the verses, in accordance with the newer edition, before passing to Chapter Ninety-Five.)
Translator’s note TN4022-1: Generosity, jūd, existence, wujūd, and finding, wajd, are linked through their letters; jawd also means abundant rain. Jadhb and jabdh, both conveying drawing or pulling, exemplify reversal of letters with a shared meaning.
