The Whisper of Silence - Rumi
I went crazy last night, love ran into me and said: 'I am coming, do not shout, do not tear your clothes, speak no more.' 'O love!' I said: 'I am afraid of other things.' 'There is nothing else' it said: 'speak no more. I shall whisper hidden words into your ear; You just nod in approval! except in secret speak no more!' (Divan 2219:1-5) Translated by Fatemeh Keshavarz, 'Reading Mystical Lyric: The Case of Jalal al-Din Rumi', University of South Carolina Press, 1998 In Silence For one brief... Sign in to see full entry.