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Muslim / Sufi
Jewish
17th Century

About Sarmad

Timeline (? - 1659)

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English version by
Isaac A. Ezekiel

Original Language
Persian/Farsi
The ocean of his generosity has no shore.

Themes
  Heart
  Water
 
 
 

 

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

The ocean of his generosity has no shore.
The tongue is powerless to thank,
the heart too bewildered to understand.
Though my sins are many
his compassion is greater still--
I swim in the sea of disobedience
but I do not drown.

 

 

-- from Sarmad: Martyr to Love Divine, by Isaac A. Ezekiel

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