Love is Here
by Mevlana Jelaluddin RumiEnglish version by Andrew Harvey
Original Language Persian/Farsi & Turkish
Love is here; it is the blood in my veins, my skin.
I am destroyed; He has filled me with Passion.
His fire has flooded the nerves of my body.
Who am I? Just my name; the rest is Him.
-- from Perfume of the Desert: Inspirations from Sufi Wisdom, by Andrew Harvey / Eryk Hanut |
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