Huu Door
Go even unto China
to find Knowledge.
23 – mazmoor ar-rabb raa^eyya
23rd Psalm of the Lord, a Shepard.
mazmoorul li daaawood
a Psalm by David
bismillaah ir-rahman ir-raheem;
by the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate;
ar-rabbu raaa^eeyya; fa laa yu^wizuneey shay^un. (1)
the Lord (is) my shepard/gaurd; then no destitution (have) I (for) things.
fee maraa^in khudurin yurayahunaa;
in pastures green (He) pledges (dowery)(for) me (as my temporary security);
wa miyaahaan haadi’tan yuuriduniy; (2)
and (to cool/still) waters (He) guides (me) relieving/filling me;
[shuub - restore] [naahaah - guide] [tsadik – righteous/truthful]
yun^ishu naf*siy; yahadeeneey subuli il-birr;
restores my soul/mind; guiding me (to) paths/ways (of) the righeousness;
min ‘aj*li ‘asmihi. (3)
from a quickening/receiving (because of) His Name.
law siratu fee waadiy zhillan al-maut.
(even) If (I have) an experience in an oasis, shadowy (of) death.
Laa akhaafu sharraan; Li ‘annaka anta ma^iy;
Not (am) I fearing (of) evil; By with You, You (are) upon me;
[sheebet – staff/rod]
^asaaka wa ^ukkaazuka humaa yu^azzan yaaninee. (4)
Your crook staff (beating/leading) and Your crutch staff (cane)(are) comforting for me.
Yuhayya’u quddaamiy maa’datan tujaaha khusoomiy;
You prepare (and) send (to) me a table (when) come present my enemies;
[daasheen - annoint] [shemeh - oil]
Wa masahta bi it-taybi ra’asiy; Wa ka’asiy rawayyatun; (5)
And annoint by the sweet perfume oil, my head; And my vessel (cup) overflows;
[tov - good] [chesed – love/mercy]
Al-khayru wa ar-rahmatu yat*ba^a aniniy kulla ‘ayyami hayaatiy;
The goodness and the loving mercy follow, comforting me, all (the) days (of) my life;
[yoom – many days]
Wa as*kanu fee bayt ir-rabbi ‘ilaa madaay al-‘ayyaami. (6)
And I live in (the) house (of) the Lord upon (me) extended/granted (all of) my days.
Note: The words in square brackets are Hebrew words from the Bible references.
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Audio - Message to Bilal and the other prisoners in Graterford prison.
This discourse is used as a guide for all of us in our various "jails", and
also explains solutions for weakness and falsehood found in prisons.
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Audio - A question is posed about the covenant of Abraham (as). Bawa
also tells some beautiful stories about Moses (as), as he explains how
the 4 religions developed and have no connection to true prayer.
Audio - Pray as God Alone exists. Bawa explains the idea of unity
(tauheed), and how one must pray in a very specific way, a very ancient
and prophetic way, that doesn't use the physical senses, mind or body.
Audio - Question: Who is Jesus (as) ?
Bawa talks about who Jesus is, and some of the religious pitfalls found
in Christianity. He talks about some of the stories in the holy books.
Audio - Mitch Gilbert talks to the attendance the first night upon Bawa's
return from Ceylon; the first formal discourse downstairs.
He gives advice to newcomers, and he answers a question about the 7
levels of consciousness in wisdom, as he understood in 1979.