674 ISLAMIC MYSTICAL LITERATURE
of the intellect, color of red yellow fire.
The two spirits see all heaven and earth,
both this world and the next. He says, 'God sees
through what they do.'^37 Elsewhere he says, 'Their vision
does not comprehend him, but he their vision.'^38
"His two ears are an intense mixing of
the rays of color from the holy veil.
They hear the voices of all living creatures
and bring them from all spheres and palaces
into this spirit in the form of god.
As it is written, 'We gave them hearing and sight
and understanding. Yet their ears and sight
and even understanding couldn't help them,
for they rejected the emblems of god
and they were seized by him whom they had mocked.'^39
"The lord's nostrils are the spirit of knowledge,
one the color of red carnelian, exuding everywhere
a floating holy perfume. The other nostril
is the spirit of the almighty, green
from god's breath and radiance. His tongue
is the voice of holy spirit, the color of red rubies,
and by whom all creation was affected.
As it is written, 'Praise him who holds dominion
and to whom all of you will be returned.'^40
"The heart of the lord is the spirit of faith,
whose name is the confessor of one true faith
and who is the color of the sphere of the moon.
The faith of all believers shines through him,
and guidance and trust in our god of spirits
comes from him. It is written, 'Whoever trusts
in god will find fulfillment. God brings his own
desires to completion. He has set the measure
- Qur'an sura 2.
- Qur'an sura 6.
- Qur'an sura 46.
- Qur'an sura 36.
