Faith
If someone declares his hatred toward you,
Translated from Uzbek · Original text
If someone declares his hatred toward you,Or hurls at you the stone of slander,Do not say “I am pure,” looking at the faultfinder,Do not rush to crush his head.For the top of a tree will never stirUnless the wind should suddenly blow.If your sin had not swelled up like dough,How would rumors roam so freely on the tongues?!Do not justify yourself before a servant, O servant,Let the Truth purify you — turn to God.If you want your faults covered, do not disgrace yourself —Recall, remember when it was you slipped.Long before it became plain to people’s eyes,Your sin had secretly put down its roots.You were never once aware of your own state,And suddenly met slanders of every kind.Now weep before the Truth, burn and lament,May He grant repentance — repentance is salvation.If you do not wrap yourself wholly in repentance,You will never escape, forever, alas.My Lord, You know what is secret and what is open in me,Save Your disgraced servant from humiliation.Grant repentance, grant repentance, O my Merciful One,Bring me safely along the road of my life...Akrom MALIK
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