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Hello Rumi Tuesday! Rumi has a surprise guest!

Hello Rumi Tuesday! Rumi has a surprise guest!

Last updated on: August 30, 2016 at 3:35 am by Mastura Debra Graugnard

Hello Rumi Tuesday! Rumi has a surprise guest! 2016-08-30T01:36:52-05:00 Mastura Debra Graugnard

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Hafiz - Sun in Drag

You are the sun in drag.

You are God hiding from yourself.

Remove all the “mine” –

that is the veil.

Why ever worry about anything?

Listen to what your friend Hafiz knows for certain:

The appearance of this world is a Magi’s brilliant trick,

Though its affairs are nothing into nothing.

You are a divine elephant with amnesia

Trying to live in an ant hole.

Sweetheart O sweetheart,

You are God in drag!

~ Hafiz
-Translated by Daniel Ladinsky.

Rumi’s surprise guest?
The Sufi poet, HAFIZ!

No matter how many times I read this poem,

it brings a smile to my face and joy to my heart.

I love to see people’s faces and hear their reactions

when I share this poem in classes.

It makes for great conversation!!

That said, rather than give my commentary here,

I invite you to comment below.

I’d love to know your thoughts about this one.

What does this tell you about

the Essence of the One?

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