In remembering You,
I gave up both worlds;
for your sake,
I gave up all “I” and “we.”
When my heart became detached
from everything but You,
in drunkenness
I gave up existence entirely.
Since You compassionately
called me to Your district,
I gave up
every wish and desire.
When the image of Your face
appeared from every side,
I gave up
all spiritual states and stations.
I found You to be the peace
of my impassioned soul;
then I gave up
all sorrow, pain and cure.
I embraced Your affirmation
when I surrendered my head
on Your path;
I gave up negation.
Nurbakhsh wants You
for Yourself.
Therefore, he says,
“I gave up this world and the hereafter.”