Water of Life
Except love of the most beauteous God everything, though (outwardly) it is (pleasant like) eating sugar, is (in truth) agony of
spirit.
What is agony of spirit? To advance towards death and not grasp the Water of Life.
People fix both their eyes on earth and death: they have a hundred doubts concerning the Water of Life.
Strive that the hundred doubts may become ninety (may decrease): go (towards God) in the night (of this world), for if you slumber, the night will go (from you).
In the dark night seek that (shining) Day: put in front (follow) the darkness consuming Reason.
In the evil-coloured night there is much good: the Water of Life is the mate of darkness.
The Masnawi - Volume 1 - 3690
What is agony of spirit? To advance towards death and not grasp the Water of Life.
People fix both their eyes on earth and death: they have a hundred doubts concerning the Water of Life.
Strive that the hundred doubts may become ninety (may decrease): go (towards God) in the night (of this world), for if you slumber, the night will go (from you).
In the dark night seek that (shining) Day: put in front (follow) the darkness consuming Reason.
In the evil-coloured night there is much good: the Water of Life is the mate of darkness.
The Masnawi - Volume 1 - 3690
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