to something else must (1) find the object of his migration dearer to him than that which he has left behind (2); therefore he gives precedence to the more beloved of the two. Now, the servant’s own soul, his caprice, and Satan call him (3) to what contradicts Allah’s love and approval, and he has been tried with these three, so they never cease inviting him (4) to what displeases his Lord, whereas the summons of faith calls him to what pleases his Lord. Accordingly, at every moment he must migrate to Allah, and he can never lay aside this migration until (5) death.

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This migration grows stronger or weaker in proportion to the strength (6) or weakness of the motive of love. Whenever the motive of love (7) in the servant’s heart is stronger, this migration is likewise stronger, more perfect, and more complete (8); but when the motive weakens, the migration weakens as well, until (9) he scarcely feels it intellectually and his will is hardly stirred by it (10).

What truly calls for wonder (11) is that a person may wax eloquent on the subject, branching it out in all directions