Guest guest Posted March 10, 2005 Report Share Posted March 10, 2005 Once again we have left our heart, intellect, and spirit behind - the Friend has come into the midst and we have disappeared. We have turned back from annihilation and become woven into subsistence; we have found the Traceless and thrown away all traces. Stirring up dust from the ocean and smoke from the nine spheres, we have discarded Time, the earth, and the heavens. Beware, the drunkards have come! Clear the way! - no I said that wrong, for we have been delivered from the way and the travelers. The spirit's fire has lifted its head from the body's earth; the heart began to shout, and like a shout, we rose up. Let us speak less, for if we speak, few understand. Pour more wine, for we have entered the ranks of the self-deniers! Existence is for women - the work of men is nonexistence. Thanks be to God, for we have risen as champions in nonexistence! -- Ghazal (Ode) 1601 Translation by Professor William C. Chittick* " The Sufi Path of Love " SUNY Press, Albany, 1983 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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