by Rumi
I am not from east or west, not from land or sea,
not from the shafts of nature
nor from the spheres of the firmament,
not of the earth, not of water, not of air, not of fire. ...
I am not from the world, not from beyond,
not from heaven and not from hell. ...
My place is placeless, my trace is traceless,
no body, no soul, I am from the soul of souls.
I have chased out duality, lived the two worlds as one.
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Translated by Bernard Lewis
Last updated June 28, 2015