The late Aqa Wa‘iz-Zadeh Khwansari who was a prominent theologian, spiritualist and sermonizer, was extremely attached to the Imam. One day he stated to me to go with him to meet Haj Aqa Ruhullah. We were received by the Imam. With regard to their past friendship the Imam stated to him that: “Mr. Wa‘iz-Zadeh, because of our friendship with you, we have always been privileged whether from your academic debates or whether from your literary verses.” As soon as the Imam had spoken these words, the late Wa‘iz-Zadeh began to recite a ‘Ruba‘i’ as follows:
“Every one catches your hair and I your curls,
Every one seeks your face and I your eyebrow;
In the cycle of a full twelve moon;
There is one blessed moon and that is your looks.”
In answer the Imam would immediately recite this Rubaie:
“I opened my eyes from a deep sleep,
Look! The doors of sedition have opened;
Don’t attend the congregation prayer, for I fear,
You’ll kill the prayer leader and break-up the ranks of the worshippers.”
Next the late Wa‘iz-Zadeh recited the verses from Moulavi that:
Listen to the flute that narrates,
And complains about separations.”
In reply the Imam stated:
“Don’t listen to the flute which is the means of the miserable,
Listen to the heart which is the realm of divinity;
For if the flute burns, it becomes a heap of ashes,
Whereas if the heart burns, it becomes the home of the beloved.”
The heart is the realm of divinity: Borhani