What are 'I' and 'You'?
Just lattices
In the niches of a lamp
Through which the One
Light Radiates.
'I' and 'You' are the veil
Between heaven
and earth;
Lift this veil and you
will see
How all sects and
religions are one.
Just lattices
In the niches of a lamp
Through which the One
Light Radiates.
'I' and 'You' are the veil
Between heaven
and earth;
Lift this veil and you
will see
How all sects and
religions are one.
Sa'd al-din Mahmud Shabistari,
Translation: Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut
Translation: Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut
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