I lost my world, my fame, my mind

by Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi

English version by Andrew Harvey
Original Language Persian/Farsi

I lost my world, my fame, my mind --
The Sun appeared, and all the shadows ran.
I ran after them, but vanished as I ran --
Light ran after me and hunted me down.

-- from The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi, by Andrew Harvey

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