Javad Nurbakhsh: Desiring You

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Desiring You

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by Javad Nurbakhsh
(1926 - 2008) Timeline

Original Language
Persian/Farsi & English

In every place of passing, the trace of Your step is
manifest,
And in desiring You, glances are cast in all directions.

In every place of worship ‹ whether temple, church, or mosque,
The manifestation of Your beautiful face is visible.

It is only right that all particles cry, "I am the Truth!"
For Your trace is apparent everywhere in this contingent world.

Each heart, whether sober or drunk, has its own way
towards You,
And Your door is always open to all of creation.

The rose garden of Your beauty is ever in an uproar,
There where leaf, fruit and flower all exist in abundance.

On Your path intellect is helpless and confounded,
For only love displays proficiency in Your lane.

Nurbakhsh sat silent in retreat from all,
For in every corner You cause a commotion.

Themes

Garden

Heart

Lotus

Lover and Beloved

Rose

Recommended Books

	The Crucible of Light: Sufi Terms Illuminated, by Javad Nurbaksh
	Discourses on the Sufi Path, by Javad Nurbaksh
	Divani Nurbakhsh: Sufi Poetry, by Javad Nurbaksh
	Jesus in the Eyes of the Sufis, by Javad Nurbaksh
	The Path: Sufi Practices, by Javad Nurbaksh

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