The one who was made
the prayer niche of supplication
has been a confidant of the secret
from the first day of creation.
To hide the beauty of the Truth
from the creation,
a hundred different illusory forms
were created.
Some people were created for joy
and pleasure,
others for burning
and melting.
The mystic was created for non-being,
helplessness and humility,
the mullah for asceticism
and prayer.
To clear away “I” and “we”
on the way of love,
a rising and falling path
was created.
To turn a traveler towards
the Kaaba of his goal,
the shur, nava, turk and hijaz melodies
were created.
I know Nurbakhsh
is kind to his foes,
though it is for kindness to friends
that he was created.