Rumi and Other Mystical Poets List: Baba Kuhi Of Shiraz - Only God I Saw

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Baba Kuhi Of Shiraz - Only God I Saw

Only God I Saw In the market, in the Mosque--only God I saw. In the valley and on the mountain--only God I saw. I have seen the Beloved beside me oft in tribulation; In favor and in fortune--only God I saw. In prayer and in fasting, in praise and contemplation, In the religion of the Prophet--only God I saw. Neither soul nor body, accident nor substance, Qualities nor causes--only God I saw. I Opened my eyes and in the Light around me, In all the eye Beheld--only God I saw. Like a candle I was... Sign in to see full entry.

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