O sea of bliss, O You who have stored
transcendental forms of consciousness in the heedless,
You have stored a wakefulness in sleep;
You have fastened dominion over the heart
to the state of one who has lost his heart.
You conceal riches in the lowliness of poverty;
You fasten the necklace of wealth to poverty’s iron collar.
Opposite is secretly concealed in opposite:
fire is hidden within boiling water.
A delightful garden is hidden within Nimrod's fire:
income multiplies from giving and spending—
so that Muhammad, the king of prosperity, has said,
“O possessors of wealth, generosity is a gainful trade.”
Riches were never diminished by alms-giving:
in truth, acts of charity
are an excellent means of increasing one's wealth.
transcendental forms of consciousness in the heedless,
You have stored a wakefulness in sleep;
You have fastened dominion over the heart
to the state of one who has lost his heart.
You conceal riches in the lowliness of poverty;
You fasten the necklace of wealth to poverty’s iron collar.
Opposite is secretly concealed in opposite:
fire is hidden within boiling water.
A delightful garden is hidden within Nimrod's fire:
income multiplies from giving and spending—
so that Muhammad, the king of prosperity, has said,
“O possessors of wealth, generosity is a gainful trade.”
Riches were never diminished by alms-giving:
in truth, acts of charity
are an excellent means of increasing one's wealth.
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