Yazma cildi 3 · Sayfa 124

فرأى أثرا غريبا حدث، وكان ذا فطنة. فرجع في تلاوته من قريب لينظر ذٰلك الأثر بأية آية يختص، فجعل يقرأ وينظر، فمر بالآية التي لها ذٰلك الأثر فرأى الفعل، فتعداها فلم ير ذٰلك الأثر.

فعاود ذٰلك مرارا حتى تحققه، فاتخذها لذٰلك الانفعال، ورجع كلما أراد أن يرى ذٰلك الانفعال تلا تلك الآية فظهر له ذٰلك الأثر. وهو علم شريف في نفسه، إلا أن السلامة منه عزيزة، فالأولى ترك طلبه.

فإنه من العلم الذي اختصّه الله به وأولياءه على الجملة، وإن كان عند بعض الناس منه قليل ولكن من غير الطريق الذي يناله الصالحون، ولهٰذا يشقى به من هو عنده ولا يسعد. فالله يجعلنا من العلماء بالله، والله ﴿يَقُولُ الْحَقَّ وهُوَ يَهْدِي السَّبِيلَ﴾ [الأحزاب: ٤].

الباب السابع والعشرون في معرفة أقطاب صل فقد نويت وصالك وهو من منزل العالم النوراني

فَلَوْلا النور ما اتصلت عيون

بعين المبصرات ولا رأتها

و لو لا الحق ما اتصلت عقول

بأعيان الأمور فأدركتها

and then see a strange effect occur. He was perceptive, so he went back a little in his recitation to see which verse was specifically connected with that effect. He began reciting and observing. When he passed through the verse to which that effect belonged, he saw the action; when he went beyond it, he no longer saw that effect.

He repeated this several times until he became certain of it, and adopted that verse for producing that effect. Thereafter, whenever he wished to see that effect, he recited the verse and the effect appeared to him. This is a noble science in itself, but remaining safe from it is difficult. It is therefore preferable to refrain from seeking it.

It is among the sciences God has reserved for Himself and His saints in general. Some people possess a little of it, but obtain it by a path other than that by which the righteous attain it. For this reason the person possessing it may become wretched through it rather than felicitous. May God make us among those who know God. God “speaks the truth, and He guides the way” [al-Ahzab 33:4].

Chapter 27: On Knowing the Poles of “Join Me, for I Have Intended Union with You,” Which Belongs to the Dwelling of the Luminous World

Were it not for light, eyes would not connect

with the very entities of visible things, nor would they see them.

Were it not for the Real, intellects would not connect

with the entities of things and thus perceive them.