| Abu-Said Abil-Kheir Turkmenistan (967 - 1049) Timeline Muslim / Sufi Poems by Abu-Said Abil-Kheir Books - Links |
Abu-Said's poetry ranges from the ecstatic and celestial, to struggles with abandonment. His poetry has an immediacy and even a sort of devoutly wry petulance that can draw comparisons with the great Bengali poet, Ramprasad.
Abu Said referred to himself as “Nobody, Son of Nobody,” to convey the mystic's sense of having completely merged or disappeared into the Divine, leaving no trace of the ego behind.
He lived in Mayhana in what is modern day Turkmenistan, just north of Iran and Afghanistan in Central Asia.
Poems by Abu-Said Abil-Kheir
- A pious one with a hundred beads on your rosary
- Beg for Love
- Detached You are, even from your being
- If you do not give up the crowds
- If you keep seeking the jewel of understanding
- In my heart Thou dwellest--else with blood I'll drench it
- In the school of mind you
- Love came
- Love came and emptied me of self
- Mansoor, that whale of the Oceans of Love
- My Beloved, don't be heartless with me
- My Beloved, this torture and pain
- Nothing but burning sobs and tears tonight
- On Unity's Way
- Piousness and the path of love
- Rise early at dawn, when our storytelling begins
- Sorrow looted this heart
- The day Love was illumined
- The sum total of our life is a breath
- "This is My Face," said the Beloved
- Though burning has become an old habit for this heart
- Whatever road we take to You, Joy
- When the desire for the Friend became real
Recommended Books: Abu-Said Abil-Kheir
Related Links
Abu Said Abil Khair and His Rubaiyat
http://www.zahuri.org/review2.html
A book review that includes several anecdotes from the life of Abu Said and also some poetry selections.
