If in thirst you drink water from a cup, you see Allah in it. Those who are not in love with Allah will see only their own faces in it. –Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī
The Essence
This we have now
is not imagination.
This is not
grief or joy.
Not a judging state,
or an elation,
or sadness.
Those come
and go.
This is the presence
that doesn’t.
That Which Is of Value
Which is worth more, a crowd of thousands,
or your own genuine solitude?
Freedom, or power over an entire nation?
A little while alone in your room
will prove more valuable than anything else
that could ever be given you.
Who Are We?
We are the night ocean filled
with glints of light. We are the space
between the fish and the moon,
while we sit here together.