William Dalrymple, Nine Lives
"One day Lal shahbaz was wandering in the desert with his friend Sheikh Bhaa ud-Din Zakariya. It was winter, and evening time, so they began to build a fire to keep warm. They found some wood, but then they realised they had no fire. So Baha ud- Din suggested that Lal Shahbaz turn himself into a falcon and get fire from hell. Off he flew, but an hour later he came back empty handed. "There is no fire in hell," he reported. "Everyone who goes there brings their own fire, and their own pain, from this world."
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"One day Lal shahbaz was wandering in the desert with his friend Sheikh Bhaa ud-Din Zakariya. It was winter, and evening time, so they began to build a fire to keep warm. They found some wood, but then they realised they had no fire. So Baha ud- Din suggested that Lal Shahbaz turn himself into a falcon and get fire from hell. Off he flew, but an hour later he came back empty handed. "There is no fire in hell," he reported. "Everyone who goes there brings their own fire, and their own pain, from this world."
"ذات يوم، كان لعل شهباز يتجول في الصحراء مع صديقه الشيخ بهاء الدين زكريا. كان الشتاء قد أقبل، والمساء قد حلّ، فشرعا في إشعال نار للتدفئة. وجدا بعض الحطب، لكنهما أدركا أنهما لا يملكان ما يشعلان به النار. فاقترح بهاء الدين أن يتحول لعل شهباز إلى صقر ويأتي بالنار من الجحيم. طار لعل شهباز، لكنه عاد بعد ساعة خالي الوفاض. "لا توجد نار في الجحيم،" أخبرهما. "كل من يذهب إلى هناك يحمل ناره الخاصة، وألمه الخاص، من هذا العالم."
William Dalrymple, Nine Lives
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