Ghazal 1532
come
let's fall
in love
again
let's turn
all the dirt
in this world
to shiny gold
come
let's be
a new spring
a love reborn
find our aroma
from the essence
of all who
emit heavenly fragrance
like a fresh tree
bloom and spread
all the blessings
right from inside
"RUMI, Fountain of Fire"
Poetic translation April 1991 by Nader Khalili
Burning Gate Press, Los Angeles, 1994.
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