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Say to my brothers when they see that I have departed,
and weep and mourn over me:
– Do you believe that I am your deceased?
By God, the deceased is not me!
I am a soul and this is my body,
which was my dwelling and clothing for a brief time.
I am a pearl surrounded by a shell,
from which I fled, desolate and abandoned.
I am a bird, this is my cage.
It was a prison, which I finally left.
Thank God that He set me free
and prepared my home in the heavenly kingdom.
Before this day I was dead among you,
then I awakened to life and cast off the shroud.
I have departed and left you;
I do not permit myself to take your home as my dwelling.
Today I converse in all secrecy with an assembly,
I see the truth clearly and distinctly.
Standing before the Tablet I can read and see
all that was, all that is and all that approaches.
My food and drink are one and the same;
this is an allusion, you must understand!
It is not a matter of delicious wine or honey,
nor water, but milk.
Do not think that death is death – on the contrary,
it is life and the ultimate goal.
Do not be afraid that death will occur,
for it is nothing but a departure from here.
If you free yourselves from the corporeal,
you will see the truth with your own eyes.
Prepare yourselves as well as you can without losing courage;
he is no wise person who loses courage now.
You must believe the best of the merciful Lord,
then you will be rewarded for your efforts, and come to safety.
As I see it, I am none other than you,
and my conviction is that you are me.
The source of our breaths is the same,
the same applies to the bodies: they are one, and encompass us all.
Every goodness that takes place is a gift to us,
but every evil is our own fault.
So show me mercy and be merciful to yourselves,
also be aware that you will follow after me.
I pray to God to have mercy on me
– God bless a faithful friend.
