Vad är sufism?  |  Poesi

Like grapes, we have always
    accompanied the vat.
From the view of the world,
    we have disappeared.

For years, we boiled from
   the fire of love
Until we became that wine
    which intoxicates the world.

Följande dikter visar det symboliska djupet i den sufiska andligheten. De skildrar det inre tillståndet av mystisk kärlek och enheten i varat. De avslöjar också aspekter av sufism och Vägen som inte finns tillgängligt i prosa litteratur.

• Svar till en Vägens resenär (In Answer To a Letter from a Traveler on The Path)

  Seeking (talab) - O minstrel of the soul, for God's sake, Play the tuneless tune for a moment. If the bond of Loving-kindness is not, The heart will not hear our message. How can the gentle breeze by itself Bring the message to the friends?
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• Havet (The Ocean)

  An endless ocean, All water, All water You are limited And so you assume it limited Your images are inside of you But they do not belong to you Like; the planets, and the galaxies, You are a hidden particle Who are you? You are non-existent
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• Ett andetag (One Breath)

  From pre-eternity to post-eternity is but a single breath, A breath free of all these melodies high and love. Treasure this breath, this moment you now enjoy, Spending it in happiness: there is no time for sorrow.
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