![Rumi: Ghazal 28 [The Color of God]](https://alisalami.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Rumi-300x200.jpg)
O lovers, O ardent souls, the sight of His visage ensnares the mind, casting one into a whirlwind of madness and fervor. Characters transform, worlds crumble in disarray. Commence the
O sovereign of our flesh and spirit, O enchantress who lures forth our laughter and reveals our splendor, O who adorns our gaze with kohl, O radiance that illuminates our
![Hafiz: Ghazal 14 {Pillow of Stone]](https://alisalami.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/hafiz-300x200.jpg)
O Sovereign, forge a divine intercession that my heart’s companion may return unharmed, liberating me from this grievous plight. Impart unto me the dust from the trail of my beloved’s
O Beloved, shrouded from our mortal gaze, I commend thy essence to the Almighty’s keeping. Thou hast kindled in my breast a flame so fierce, yet my affection knows no
To my beloved I said: “O empress of splendor, grant this unfortunate one your mercy,” to which she replied: “Abandoned and destitute, he who gives in to the whims of
Last eve, our spiritual Pir did voyage from sacred mosque to worldly tavern. Brethren, what course now shall we chart? What action shall we take? We, the acolytes, find our
Who shall carry this petition to the court of the sovereign of all graces? Let not the monarch in his splendor neglect the humble, whose gratitude elevates the throne. I
O gentle breath of dawn, whisper in the ear of the graceful hind: It is you who have led us into the wilderness and into the open country to wander!
![Forough Farrokhzad: Only the Voice Remains [Tanha Sedast I Mimanad]](https://alisalami.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/The-Sin-Gonah-by-Forough-Farrokhzad-2.jpeg)
Why should I stop, why When birds have flown in search of the azure realm, The horizon is vertical, The horizon is vertical and movement is effervescent, And within the
