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Muslim / Sufi

17th Century

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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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