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Ghazal 1521
only you
i choose
among the entire world
is it fair
of you
letting me be unhappy
my heart
is a pen
in your hand
it is all
up to you
to write me happy or sad
i see only
what you reveal
and live as you say
all my feelings
have the color
you desire to paint
from the beginning
to the end
no one but you
please make
my future
better than the past
when you hide
i change
to a Godless person
and when you
appear
i find my faith
don't expect
to find any more in me
than what you give
don't search for
hidden pockets because
i've shown you that
all i have is all you gave.
"RUMI, Fountain of Fire",
Poetic translation April 1991 by Nader Khalili,
Burning Gate Press, Los Angeles, 1994.
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