Fakhruddin 'Iraqi (1213–1289) Persian philosopher
Lama’at (Divine Flashes)
“Every cell,
taking wings,
flies about the world.
All seek separately
the many faces of my Beloved.”
— Rumi
Hush Don't Say Anything to God (1999)
Context: My head is bursting
with the joy of the unknown.
My heart is expanding a thousand fold.
Every cell,
taking wings,
flies about the world.
All seek separately
the many faces of my Beloved.
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