Help me against this self of mine

[Guest guest]

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O God, help me against this self of mine

that is seeking help from You;

I seek justice from no one but from

this justice-seeking self.

I shall not get justice from any one except

from Him who is nearer to me than myself;

For this I-ness comes moment by moment

from Him.

 

- Rumi

 

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Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski

" Rumi: Daylight "

Threshold Books, 1994