by admin | Sep 23, 2023 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
That by which our hearts are held,whole worlds love it too.I can’t deny the truth –many ways lead to the One.Those whom the Beloved loves,we must also love.If someone is a friend to the Friend,how can we afford not to be friends?If you would be a...
by admin | Sep 19, 2023 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
God is “what is nearer to you than your neck-vein,”You have cast the arrow of speculation afar off.O you, who have made ready your bow and arrows,The game is close to you, and you shoot too far off.The further a man shoots, the further off he is,And the...
by admin | Sep 16, 2023 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
We are, what are we?We know not, what we are!For a moment we are blessedFor a moment we are accursedSome moment we pray and fastSome moment we are free spiritsNow we declare, ‘Only we exist’Now we declare, ‘We don’t exist’For a bit, our...
by admin | Sep 11, 2023 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
But it is no good talking to you, Baba — you are just too-much love.Whatever we say, you just smile with your smile of divine kindnessas much as to say, “Ho, these children of mine, Myself, –why did I ever wake up and start singing?” This...
by admin | Sep 5, 2023 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
Shall I tell you our secret?We are charming thieves who steal heartsand never fail because we arethe friends of the One.The time for old preaching is overwe aim straight at the heart.If the mind tries to sneak in and take overwe will string it up without delay.We turn...
by admin | Aug 29, 2023 | Muslim/Sufi, Poems by Men
Suddenly, in the sky at dawn, a moon appeared,Descended from the skyTurned its burning gaze on me,Like a hawk during the hunt seizing a bird,Grabbed me and flew with me high into heaven.When I looked at myself, I could not see myselfFor in this moon, my body, by...
