Sarmad: Companion

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Companion

by Sarmad
(? - 1659) Timeline

English version by
Azarm Ghareman

Original Language
Persian/Farsi

Muslim / Sufi

Jewish

17th Century

Along the road, you were my companion
Seeking the path, you were my guide

No matter to whom I spoke, it was you who answered
When Sun called Moon to Sky, it was you who shined

In the Night of aloneness, you
were my comforter

When I laughed, you were the smile on my lips
When I cried, you were the tears on my face

When I wrote, you were the verse
When I sang, you were the song

Rarely did my heart desire another lover
Then when it did, you came to me in the other.

Themes

Heart

Lover and Beloved

Moon

Night

Sky

Recommended Books

	The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry, Translated by Peter Lamborn Wilson / Translated by Nasrollah Pourjavady
	Sarmad the Saint, by M. G. Gupta
	Sarmad: Jewish Saint of India, by Isaac A. Ezekiel
	Sarmad: Martyr to Love Divine, by Isaac A. Ezekiel

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