CHAPTERLIV

chapterliv

i.112.s'untânahîdhunkîkhabar

haveyounotheardthetunewhichtheunstruckmusicisplaying?

inthemidstofthechambertheharpofjoyisgentlyand

sweetlyplayed;andwhereistheneedofgoingwithouttohear

it?

ifyouhavenotdrunkofthenectarofthatonelove,whatboots

itthoughyoushouldpurgeyourselfofallstains?

thekaziissearchingthewordsofthekoran,andinstructing

others:butifhisheartbenotsteepedinthatlove,whatdoes

itavail,thoughhebeateacherofmen?

theyogidyeshisgarmentswithred:butifheknowsnaughtof

thatcolouroflove,whatdoesitavailthoughhisgarmentsbe

tinted?

kabîrsays:"whetheribeinthetempleorthebalcony,inthe

camporintheflowergarden,itellyoutrulythatevery

momentmylordistakinghisdelightinme."