These sayings of mine
are really a call to God,
words to lure
the breath of that sweet One.
How can you be silent?
How can you fail to call,
knowing He always answers,
"Here I am—"
that silent answer
you feel from head to toe.
~ Rumi
-- Mathnawi II:1189-1191
Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski
"Rumi: Daylight"
Threshold Books, 1994 |
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