“All things are but masks at God's beck and call,
They are symbols that instruct us that God is all.”
Attar of Nishapur book The Conference of the Birds
As translated by Raficq Abdulla
The Conference of the Birds (1177)
Quotes from bookThe Conference of the Birds
Attar of NishapurOriginal title منطقالطیر (Persian, 1177)
The Conference of the Birds or Speech of the Birds is a celebrated literary masterpiece of Persian literature by Sufi poet Farid ud-Din Attar, commonly known as Attar of Nishapur. The title is taken directly from the Qur’an, 27:16, where Sulayman and Dāwūd are said to have been taught the language, or speech, of the birds .
“Come you lost Atoms to your Centre draw,
And be the Eternal Mirror that you saw”
Attar of Nishapur book The Conference of the Birds
The Conference of the Birds (1177)
Context: Come you lost Atoms to your Centre draw,
And be the Eternal Mirror that you saw:
Rays that have wander'd into Darkness wide
Return and back into your Sun subside.
