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The ocean of his generosity has no shore

by Sarmad
(? - 1659) Timeline

English version by
Isaac A. Ezekiel

Original Language
Persian/Farsi
Muslim / Sufi
Jewish
17th Century

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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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

 

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