PREFACE

Oh Kohl’in Al-Deen Thou Art A Rascal Thou Creates Allegories With Metaphors Within mazes within mazes labyrinths of allusions Thy verses illusions art a great tangle which most canst take apart lost in the words the unwary flounder taking meanings surface for the core they miss the essence taking the surface form they miss the truth of truths thy words seventy thousand curtains of light and darkness to veil the mahjub oh Kohl’in Al-Deen Thou Art A Rascal to veil thy words