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Muslim / Sufi
13th Century

About Baba Afzal Kashani

Timeline (13th Century)

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English version by
Peter Lamborn Wilson and Nasrollah Pourjavady

Original Language
Persian/Farsi

You must be cross-eyed not to see the Real

 
 
 
 
 

 

Recommended Books

The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry, Translated by Peter Lamborn Wilson / Translated by Nasrollah Pourjavady
The Heart of Islamic Philosophy: The Quest for Knowledge in the Teachings of Afdal Al-Din Kashani, by William C. Chittick
Love's Alchemy: Poems from the Sufi Tradition, Translated by David Fideler / Translated by Sabrineh Fideler

You must be cross-eyed not to see the Real
Or lack the eyes to look at Him, I feel,
To know that you, from head to toe, are HIM --
The Universal Apple, core and peel.

 

 

-- from The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry, Translated by Peter Lamborn Wilson / Translated by Nasrollah Pourjavady

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