I have made mention of this, solely to remove the notion some entertain, that kings see to the running of our Madressahs. As I have mentioned, I have no relationship with any king whatsoever. Rather, my relationship is with the poor. There was one time, however, when a king did make an offer to extend some monetary aid for the building of the Madressa. At that time there was nothing here, but an empty plot, filled with water and brimming with fish. The king’s condition however was that I present myself at his office and sign for the donation. I refused to go and said to the messenger, “Inform the king that if he desires, he may give the money to you and you shall hand it over to me. As for me, I shall never present myself in front of the door of a king, seeking help. Our elders have taught us:

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“How terrible is not that saint who is found in front of the doors of the affluent, begging! How wonderful is not that wealthy man who is found at the doors of the Faqir.”

The meaning of “Faqir” in this poem does not refer to those who beg, but rather to the lovers of Allah. Khawajah Azizul-Hasan Saheb Majzoob (Rahmatullah Alaihe) has said:

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“O people of the world! Do you think that what you saw were the Men of Allah! Rather you saw people begging and mistook them to be the Men of Allah! You have yet to see the true lovers of Allah!”