| 1 | O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Qalib; |
| 2 | The Heart, the Empathy, the Enthusiasm for Life; |
| 3 | And the sixtieth name of Allah, the One, the Absolute, the Almighty. |
| 4 | Let it be said: Our love of life and our family is like water to the soul; |
| 5 | Tenderness nurtures our being and calms the mind; |
| 6 | Like the bloom of the desert after winter rains, |
| 7 | Our heart bursts forth with such green light. |
| 8 | A beacon a thousand times more powerful than any watchtower. |
| 9 | Guard against the false light of jealousy and self infatuation. |
| 10 | Beware the hardening of the heart through anger and hatred. |
| 11 | Your heart is a gift from Allah that enables one to discern the truth from the false teachings. |
| 12 | Thus, the first act a false prophet seeks to do is close the heart. |
| 13 | This is the way of Uthman, the Persian merchants and the Umay-Yad. |
| 14 | They desire hate against them, that we may close ourselves to the Divine. |
| 15 | They want to be victims that we may lose our discernment to truth. |
| 16 | The more then we hate the more we become like them. |
| 17 | Guard then the closing of your heart. |
| 18 | That you remain open to the love of Allah. |
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Sufa 88 - The Heart (Al-Qalb)