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That Taste

by Dhun-Nun al- Misri
(796 - 859) Timeline

English version by
Dr. Javad Noorbakhsh

Original Language
Arabic
Muslim / Sufi
9th Century

He who tasted the everlasting love
Shall be the sincere friend to all the slaves

He who tasted the everlasting love
Shall belittle himself to all the slaves

He who tasted the everlasting love
Shall be the solace on the paths of the slaves

He who tasted the everlasting love
Shall be intimate with the Lord of the slaves

 

 

 

Themes

  Lover and Beloved
 
 
 
 


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Sufi Poems: A Mediaeval Anthology, Translated by Martin Lings

 

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