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Muslim / Sufi
17th Century

About Rahman Baba

Timeline (1653 - 1711)

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English version by
Robert Sampson and Momin Khan

Original Language
Pashto

The One

Themes
  Bliss
  Heart
  Lover and Beloved
  Pain and Wounding
  Sexual Union

 

Recommended Books

The Nightingale of Peshwar: Selections from Rahman Baba, Translated by Jens Enevoldsen

If for a soul-mate you dream,
See past the alluring fashion of her dress.

The vision of such flowing hair
Entwines around the heart, but
Constricts and squeezes out the one it treasures most.

Instead, follow the creator of this world;
Who fashioned each soul from love,
And made passion the highest goal.

The time to start the quest is now.
There is no second chance
To embrace the joy, the pain,
Of the one
Who longs
For you.


-- from The Poetry of Rahman Baba: Poet of the Pashtuns, translated by Robert Sampson and Momin Khan (available from http://rahmanbaba-poetry.com/ )

 

 

 

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