Did I not say to you, ?Go not there, for I am your friend; in this 
mirage of annihilation I am the fountain of life?? 
Even though in anger you depart a hundred thousand years 
from me, in the end you will come to me, for I am your goal. 
Did I not say to you, ?Be not content with worldly forms, for I 
am the fashioner of the tabernacle of your contentment?? 
Did I not say to you, ?I am the sea and you are a single fish; 
go not to dry land, for I am your crystal sea?? 
Did I not say to you, ? Go not like birds to the snare; come, for 
I am the power of flight and your wings and feet?? 
Did I not say to you, ? They will waylay you and make you 
cold, for I am the fire and warmth and heat of your desire?? 
Did I not say to you, ? They will implant in you ugly qualities 
so that you will forget that I am the source of purity to you?? 
Did I not say to you, ?Do not say from what direction the ser- 
vant?s affairs come into order?? I am the Creator without 
directions. 
If you are the lamp of the heart, know where the road is to the 
house; and if you are godlike of attribute, know that I am your 
Maser.