First, he tempted me with infinite caresses.
  He burnt me in the end with pain and sorrow.
  
In this game of chess 
I had to lose myself 
in order to win Him. 
 
~Rumi 
Translation by Azima Melita Kolin 
and Maryam Mafi 
Rumi: Whispers of the Beloved 
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1999 | 
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