How God made a revelation to Moses, on whom be peace, saying, “O Moses, I
who am the exalted Creator love you.”
God spoke to Moses by inspiration
of the heart, saying, “O
chosen one, I love
you.”
He (Moses) said, “O Bountiful
One, (tell me) what disposition (in me) is the cause of that, in order
that I may augment it.”
He (God) said, “You art like a child in the presence
of its mother: when she chastises it, it still
lays hold of
her.
It does not even
know that there
is any one in the world
except her: it is
both afflicted with headache (sorrow) by her and intoxicated (with joy) by her.
2925. If its mother
give it a slap, still it comes to its mother and
clings to her. It does not seek help from any
one but her:
she is all its evil
and
its good.
Thy heart, likewise, in good or evil (plight)
never turns from Me to other
quarters.
In your sight all
besides Me are as stones and clods, whether (they
be) boys or youths
or old men.”
Just as you
we worship in yearning entreaty,
(so)
in tribulation we ask help of none but Thee.
2930. This you we worship is (used) idiomatically for the purpose of (expressing)
appropriation, and that (appropriation) is for the
purpose of
negating hypocrisy.
Of you we ask help also is for the purpose of appropriation:
he (who recites
these words)
appropriates and
restricts the asking of help,
Meaning, “We perform
worship to you alone; we have hope of help from you alone.”
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