O one who is among the masters of expertise
Have you known the value of yourself?
Indeed, I created all the universes for you.
O one who was nurtured with the milk of righteousness and turned by hands of grace.
All things are a tree, and you are the fruit.
And a form, and you are the meaning.
And a shell, and you are the pearl, and curd.
And you are the cream.
The proclamation of our choice for you is clear in writing.
But your understanding of it is weak.
Whenever you seek Me, then look for Me within yourself.
Seek me from yourself, and you will find me near.
And do not seek Me from anyone else, for I am closer to you than them.
If you knew your worth with Us, you would not have degraded it with sins.
Indeed, We cast out Iblis because he did not prostrate to you.
And you were in the loins of your father.
Oh, how astonishing that you reconciled with him and left Us.
If there was love in your heart, its effect would appear on your body.
And when you claimed love, she said, 'You lied...'
Do I not see your limbs still well-clothed?
If the heart were nourished with love, the gluttony of desires would depart from it.
And if you were excused in passionate longing, you would not have been gluttonous, and love would have made you forget excessive eating.
If your love were true, you would feel alienated from those who do not remind you of the beloved.
How astonishing it is for someone who claims love and needs someone to remind them of their beloved.
So he is not reminded except by someone who reminds him.
The least of what is in love is that it does not let you forget to remember the beloved.
I mentioned you not because I forgot you for a moment...
And the easiest part of remembrance is my tongue mentioning it.
