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Ghazal 1540
come lets speak of our souls
let's even hide from
our ears and eyes
like a rose garden
always keep a smile
like imagination
talk without a sound
like the spirit
reigning the world
telling the secrets
uttering no word
let's get away from
all the clever humans
who put words in our mouth
let's only say what our hearts desire
even our hands and feet
sense every inner move
let's keep silence
but make our hearts move
the mystery of destiny
knows the life of
speck after speck of dust
let's tell our story as a particle of dust
RUMI, "Fountain of Fire: A Celebration of Life and Love"
poetic translation from the original Persian
(Diwan-i Shams-i Tabrizi, the Furuzanfar's 10th Persian
edition) by Nader Khalili, February, 1992
Burning Gate Press, 1994.
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