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TRANSLATION OF THE CHAT ON MIRAC DAY (29 JULY 2008)
(Mirac [read as 'meeraj'] day: the day of the Prophet Muhammad's miraculous journey to heaven (the 27th of Rajab).)

[Texts written between square brackets and some punctuation are added for the sake of making the meaning clearer.]

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST MERCIFUL, THE MOST COMPASSIONATE

I looked at the summit of the mountains,
I ignited the torch so that it is illuminated;
I poured the water of the saplings that turn green. [I watered the saplings that started to become green]

The one who comes and the one who goes chat with one another.
Humans share what they have in their hand
With the ones whom they love.
If human has no close friend [? Close Friend ?]
The days that he/she lives [on earth] become difficult.

Mevlana, [a] jug filled with [spiritual] water in his hand,
He stopped the one who is not on the right [path].
He said,
[right] Paths are open to [for] the traveler,
[however,] The one who does not know does not come.
The love that is in hearts is the passage,
The one who finds the passage, he/she does not ask.
The one who says, "let me be with You,"
He/she does not erase him/herself.

In the bag of Yunus,
I saw the fresh loaf [of bread],
I spread the table in front of him.
I said, "There is olive in me, ["I have olive,]
Loaf in you. [you have bread]
On the high plateau [that is] without smoke
[this is] The most beautiful location."
His hands, his tongues [are] more beautiful than beautiful,
The flute that is in the hand of the shepherd,
He keeps on playing [it],
Beats the time with [a] mallet.

We wandered around with Meryem, [Meryem=Virgin Mary]
In vineyards, in gardens.
We found with Fatima
The handkerchiefs [that are] in bundles.

Fatima said,
To say a few, to say a lot
Is not the essential.
The one that is essential is to say in essence,
[is to say] From essence,
[is] To say each word together.
Our heart, our tongue says only Him,
Follows the path of the representatives.

Hazrat Ali said,
We shared the good deed of today all together,
Because we conversed only [about] His name;
HE is the One Who creates, Who protects,
HE shares the joy, the worry
Of each one of His humans.
HIS name is the loftiest of lofty ones.
HE erases the night from human,
HE divides his/her each hal into days.

Let us make the pleading of today start
With "Salavat," [Salavat=a prayer in which God is asked to bless the Prophet Muhammad and his descendants [i.e. all humans]]
Let us continue with "Fatiha [Al Fatihah]," [the opening sura [chapter] of the Koran]
Let us read the sura of "Kevser [Al Kawthar]," [108th sura [chapter] in Koran]
Let us talk to our Rab
As it comes from inside of us. [as it comes from our heart/let us talk to God sincerely, openly]
HE listens to us,
HE is our Darling,
We are His darlings.
The ones who wait for pleading from us,
Our pleadings surround all of them.

Let selam [peace/greeting] be, let selam be, let selam be.

Allahu Ekber [Allah is The Greatest], Allahu Ekber, Allahu Ekber.

Lailaheillallah Muhammeden Resulullah. [Allah is The only One to be worshiped; we wish to YOU and to Your Representative Mohammad.]

LOVE, SEE & SHARE:

Love all HIS creations;
See HIM in all of HIS creations;
Share HIS Meaning.

© Sabahat Akþiray (Garib)
Translated by Tamer Özel