{"id":2818,"date":"2017-08-24T16:16:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T21:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=2818"},"modified":"2017-09-05T15:42:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T20:42:15","slug":"natural-mystic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2017\/08\/24\/natural-mystic\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Mystic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shushtari<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay By God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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A poor man like me, with a begging bag around my neck<\/h6>\n
My heart\u00a0is free of any care<\/h6>\n
And I like people who are light-hearted<\/h6>\n
Such is the natural, he is liked by every natural<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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First thing in the morning, when I go out to work<\/h6>\n
I open my mouth and stretch out my hand<\/h6>\n
And for me, if I saw my granddad, who is not natural<\/h6>\n
For me, leaving him be, is only natural<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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I cover my body with\u00a0needle and thread<\/h6>\n
of rough wool, which, for me, is a lot<\/h6>\n
“Who is that guy?” the people ask, bewildered<\/h6>\n
Still I’m just natural, loved by every Natural<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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My head is shaved and I walk around dazed<\/h6>\n
I beg in the market or at the mansions<\/h6>\n
Barefoot, walking the earth, saying: “Give for God’s sake,<\/h6>\n
some natural bread, to a natural man.”<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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I might sit down and not want to talk<\/h6>\n
I might lie on the earth as my bed<\/h6>\n
I graze on the earth’s grass, living well<\/h6>\n
The Natural one is loved by every Natural<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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I have a begging bag and a sea-shell<\/h6>\n
And a pot hung on the end of a stick<\/h6>\n
And my head is polished like a guitar<\/h6>\n
I walk naturally, naturally used to poverty<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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And when I stop at a town or market, I see the people come up to me<\/h6>\n
like brothers, their speech is well-intended<\/h6>\n
You see the Natural welcoming the Natural<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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I don’t fake anything, and I\u00a0have no rule<\/h6>\n
I don’t crave food or clothes<\/h6>\n
and\u00a0this position, is what every hypocrite needs<\/h6>\n
A natural poor man, loved by every natural<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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I know no jugde nor ruler<\/h6>\n
that’s more noble and natural for me<\/h6>\n
that’s how the high levels are described<\/h6>\n
A natural heart, in this state it is natural<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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Apart from these deeds, things are incomplete<\/h6>\n
Whoever humbles himself before a vizier or Sultan<\/h6>\n
Is arrogant and confused<\/h6>\n
His garment is natural, and by God, he is natural<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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Tearing the two sleeves, by this I mean, resurrection<\/h6>\n
Casting the two worlds from my heart<\/h6>\n
And I take off my two shoes to arrive at the Presence<\/h6>\n
Abandoning the unnatural is, for me, natural<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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I have a sitting mat that is pure like my heart<\/h6>\n
and a presence of intimacy with which I polish my cup<\/h6>\n
and a bunch of bags, a\u00a0faq\u012br murabb\u012b*<\/em><\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n
Natural, Natural, ay, by God, Natural<\/h6>\n

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*A poor man (Sufi) who trains others.<\/p>\n

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