How they asked Jesus, on whom be peace, saying, “O Spirit of God, what is the hardest thing to bear of all the hard things in existence?”
A sober-minded man said to Jesus, “What is the hardest to bear of all things in
existence?”
He replied, “O (my dear) soul, the hardest is God's anger, on account of which Hell is trembling as we (are).”
115. He said, “What is the security against
this anger of God?” Jesus said, “To abandon yours own
anger at once.”
Therefore, as the
policeman became this
anger's mine (source),
his ugly anger
surpassed
even
(that of) a wild beast.
What hope
is
there for him
of
(Divine) mercy, unless perchance that graceless man should turn
back from that
(vile) quality?
Although the world cannot do without
them, this statement is a (means
of) casting (those who
hear it) into error.
The world
cannot do without urine either,
but that urine is not clear running water.
The lover’s attempted perfidy, and how the beloved scolded him.
120. When that
simpleton
found her alone,
at
once he attempted
to embrace and kiss her.
The beauty with awesome mien raised her
voice against him,
saying,
“Do not
behave impudently, be mindful of good manners!”
He said, “Why,
there is privacy, and no people (present): the water at hand,
and a thirsty man
like me!
None is moving here
but the wind. Who is
present? Who will hinder (me)
from this conquest?”
“O
madman,” said
she, “you have been a fool:
a fool you art and
have not hearkened
to the
wise.
125. You sawest the wind moving:
know that a Mover of the wind is here,
who drives the wind along.”
The fan, namely, the direction
of its course
by God’s action,
smote
upon this wind and
is
always keeping it in movement.
The portion
of wind (air) that is in our control does not stir till
you move the fan.
Without you and without
the fan the
movement of this portion of wind (air) does
not arise,
O
simpleton.
The movement of the wind of the
breath, which is on the lips, follows the course
directed by the spirit and the body.
130. At one time you make the breath to be a eulogy and a (pleasing) message;
at another time you make
the breath to be a satire and a foul speech.
Understand, then, (from
this case)
the
cases of other
winds; for
from a part the intellect perceives the whole.
God sometimes makes the wind
vernal: in December He
divests it of this kindliness.
He makes it a şarşar (intensely cold and violent)
for the people of ‘Ad; again, He makes it perfumed (balmy) for Hud
One wind He
makes (deadly as) the
poison of the simoom; He
(also) makes the advent
of the east-wind to be
delightful.
135. He has founded
(stablished) the wind
of the breath in you, in order
that thereby you
may judge analogically of every
(other) wind.
The breath does not become speech without (assuming the
quality of) gentleness or harshness:
it js honey for one set of people
and poison for
another class.
The fan is moving for the benefit
of the (favoured) person,
and for the subjugation
of
every fly and gnat.
Why (then) should not the fan of Divine
fore-ordainment be fraught with
trial and probation (by
means of good
and evil)?
Inasmuch as the part, namely, the wind
of
the breath or the fan,
is
naught but a
cause of injury or
advantage,
140. How should this north-wind and this east-wind
and this west- wind be remote
from (showing)
favour and conferring bounty? Look at a handful of wheat
froth a granary,
and apprehend that the whole of it will be
just
like this (handful).
How should
the whole of the wind rush forth
from the mansion of the wind in
Heaven without
(being impelled by) the fan of that
Driver of the wind?
Is it not the fact that
at winnowing-time the labourers on the
threshing-floor beseech
God for wind,
In order that the
straws may be separated from
the wheat, so that it may go into a granary
or
pits?
145. When the blowing wind is long delayed, you may see them all making humble
entreaty to God.
Likewise, in parturition, if the wind of childbirth do not come, there
comes (from the mother)
a woeful cry for help.
If they (that
desire the wind) are
not aware that He is its Driver,
then what
disposes (them)
to pray piteously
for
the wind?
Likewise, those in ship are desirous of the
wind: they all are begging for it from the Lord of
Mankind.
Likewise, in (the case of)
toothache you
beg ardently and
earnestly
to
be defended from
the wind.
150. The soldiers beseech God humbly,
saying, “Give (us) the wind of victory, O You whose every
wish is fulfilled!”
Also, in the throes
of childbirth, folk
beg from every
venerated (saint) a piece of paper
inscribed with a charm (against
evil).
Therefore all
have known for
certain that the
wind is sent by the Lord of created beings.
Therefore in the mind of every
one possessing knowledge this is
certain, that with
everything
that moves there is a mover.
If you do not
see
him visibly, apprehend him
by means of the
manifestation of the
effect.
155.The body
is moved by the spirit: you do not seethe spirit;
but from the
movement of the body know the spirit (to be its mover).
He (the lover)
said, “If I am foolish in manners,
I am wise in respect of faithfulness and (eager)
pursuit.”
She replied, “Truly the manners
were these which
have been seen; as for the other
(things), you yourself knowest, perverse
fellow!
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