Lesson Six
The end result of this affair
is that lover would find the Beloved as a (personal) mirror and lover a
mirror for Beloved (reflecting Its beauty):
Each moment gazing upon the facial purity
of love
The entire universe truly rendered
clear
Again if gazing upon the space of
heart
Beholds the luring beauty of Its fine
face, like a sun
Sometimes one is gazing
sometimes the other. Sometimes one is dyed by the color of the other
and sometimes one odoriferous with the fragrance[1] of the other:
Love is the colorful[2] hairdresser
That reveals the truth with colors
As soon as traps the love of one
Running the comb through the hair of
another
Sometimes dresses the lover
with the most precious gown tailored by Its own perfection, beautifully
embroidered with the jewels of Its goodness and glamour. Until when It
looks upon the lover sees the colors of Beloved (Its own), yes indeed
sees Itself (radiating) totally through the lover (nothing of the lover
left that is not beautiful and fine)
Some other times, wearing by
Itself the garment of being-in-love, descending willingly from the
greatness of prestige and glory to beseech the lover.
[1]Most
Sufi poets describe the hints about the duality of the relationship
between the lover and Beloved, as the fragrance. The scent has no
source and no direction, thus describing the nature of this dual love,
which in reality is a wonderful fragrance but the dual nature not
obvious at all. Perhaps best described in the words of Picasso:
“They don’t really understand. It’s not a reality that you can take
in your hands. It’s more like a perfume in front of you, behind you, to
the sides. The scent is everywhere, but you don’t quite know where it
comes from.”(Rubin 1972)
[2] Color means crafty and
tricky.
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2008-2002,
Dara O Shayda