Ar-Rafi
The Exalter
High above all orders of being is He, in almightiness enthroned. By
His Own will does He bestow inspiration upon whomever He wills of His
servants,
so as to warn all human beings of the coming of the day when they shall
meet Him --
the Day when they shall come forth from death,
with nothing of themselves hidden from God.
Ghafir 40:15-16, tr. Asad
You are a bird of the sea,
even though a chicken has sheltered
you beneath her wing.
The desire in your heart is for the sea;
your soul has that nature from your mother.
Leave your land-bound nursemaid and move on.
Come into the sea of reality.
You are a waterfowl: you can live on land and sea.
You are of royal birth, for... We have ennobled the children of Adam:
you walk on both dry land and sea.
Rumi, Mathnawi II:3771-3772, tr. Helminski