The Meccan Revelations Poems
Poem No.: 1340
If it were not for the hunt, the gazelle would not have fled' And if it were not for the repellent, it would not have tortured the animal
From the Meccan Revelations, part fourth Page 331
| 1 | If it were not for the hunt, the gazelle would not have fled' And if it were not for the repellent, it would not have tortured the animal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Had it not been for the law, restrictions would not have appeared' And had it not been for breaking the fast, the crescent would not have been expected | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | If it were not for hunger, lips would not have withered, and if it were not for fasting, there would be no connection | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | If it were not for the universe, the sky would not have broken apart, and if it were not for the eye, the mountains would not have been destroyed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | Nor was bliss in everything, nor was it the rule of majesty or beauty | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | I see a person with an iron eye' He has the command to be obeyed and the fight is due | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | The last one who has sight and can shoot and has no bow or arrows | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Glory be to Him, the All-Knowing of every matter' To Him belongs all-encompassing knowledge | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | If you look at him as a people without blinking an eye, they seem perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Sometimes they only see souls estranged and seeking connection | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| From the poems of Sheikh Al-Akbar Muhyiddin Ibn Al-Arabi in the Meccan Revelations | ||||
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