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The soil is faithful to its trust:
whatever you have sown in it, you reap the same.
But until springtime brings the touch of God,
the soil does not reveal its secrets.
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Khâk amin o harch dar vay kâshti
bi khiyânat jens-e ân bardâshti
Tâ neshân-e Haqq niyârad nawbahâr
khâk serr-hâ-râ na-kardeh âshkâr
-- Mathnawi I: 509;511
Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski
"Rumi: Daylight"
Threshold Books, 1994
Persian transliteration courtesy of Yahyá Monastra
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The Columbus Sufi Circle invites you to Dhikr Allah at 1000 Urlin Avenue, suite 100.
Chanting,, poetry, music,tea, desserts, sohbet.
Contact Hilal at hilal1001@sbcglobal.net or by phone at 614-446-3337614-446-3337 with questions
The soil is faithful to its trust:
whatever you have sown in it, you reap the same.
But until springtime brings the touch of God,
the soil does not reveal its secrets.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Khâk amin o harch dar vay kâshti
bi khiyânat jens-e ân bardâshti
Tâ neshân-e Haqq niyârad nawbahâr
khâk serr-hâ-râ na-kardeh âshkâr
-- Mathnawi I: 509;511
Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski
"Rumi: Daylight"
Threshold Books, 1994
Persian transliteration courtesy of Yahyá Monastra
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Columbus Sufi Circle invites you to Dhikr Allah at 1000 Urlin Avenue, suite 100.
Chanting,, poetry, music,tea, desserts, sohbet.
Contact Hilal at hilal1001@sbcglobal.net or by phone at 614-446-3337614-446-3337 with questions
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