THE UTTERANCE OF THE STARS

In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate

Then listen to the stars, listen to their harmonious address!
See what wisdom has emblazed on the decree of its light!
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Altogether they start to speak with the tongue of truth,
They address the majesty of the All-Powerful One of Glory’s sovereignty:
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We are each of us light-scattering proofs of the existence of our Maker;
We are witnesses both to His Unity and His Power;
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We are subtle miracles gilding the face of the skies
For the angels to make excursions on;
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We are the innumerable attentive eyes of the heavens
That watch the earth, that study Paradise;NOTE
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NOTE: That is, since innumerable miracles of power are exhibited on the face of the earth, which is the seedbed and tillage for Paradise, the angels in the world of the heavens gaze on those miracles, those marvels. And like the angels, the stars, which are like the eyes of the heavenly bodies, gaze on the finely fashioned creatures on the earth, and in so doing look at the world of Paradise. At the same time they look on both the earth and Paradise; they observe those fleeting wonders in an enduring form in Paradise. That is to say, there, there are prospects of both worlds.

We are the innumerable exquisite fruits that the hand of wisdom of the Beauteous One of Glory has fastened
To the celestial portion of the tree of creation, to all the branches of the Milky Way;
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For the inhabitants of the heavens, we are each of us a travelling mosque,
a spinning house, a lofty home,

Each is an illumining lamp, a mighty ship, an aeroplane;
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We are each of us a miracle of power of the All-Powerful One of Perfection, The All-Wise One of Glory;
Each a wonder of His creative art, a rarity of His wisdom, a marvel of
His creation, a world of light;
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We demonstrated to mankind innumerable proofs, we made them hear with these innumerable tongues of ours;
But their accursed unseeing, unbelieving eyes did not see our faces, they did not hear our words; and we are signs that speak the truth;
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Our stamp is one; our seal is one; we are mastered by our Sustainer;
We glorify Him through our subjugation;
We recite His Names; we are each of us in ecstasy, a member of the
mighty circle of the Milky Way.

BEDİÜZZAMAN