If you don't arrive with a wounded heart
by Farid ud-Din AttarEnglish version by Sholeh Wolpé
Original Language Persian/Farsi
If you don't arrive with a wounded heart,
the Beloved's glance will pass over you.
Step into the Path, bring your branded heart,
for true lovers know each other by their scars.
-- from The Conferences of the Birds, by Attar / Translated by Sholeh Wolpé |
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