Saadi: I sit on the throne of the heart
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I sit on the throne of the heart;
That is the style of my poverty!
I am dust on my Beloved's path;
That is my elevated state!
No need to visit the mosque for me;
Your eyebrow is a prayer arch for me.
Saʿdī, why this pilgrim's garb?
Why, indeed, this ritual of hajj?
Look at my Beloved's face;
That is the true worshipper's place!
That is the style of my poverty!
I am dust on my Beloved's path;
That is my elevated state!
No need to visit the mosque for me;
Your eyebrow is a prayer arch for me.
Saʿdī, why this pilgrim's garb?
Why, indeed, this ritual of hajj?
Look at my Beloved's face;
That is the true worshipper's place!
(
Saʿdī)
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Photo: An Ottoman silk and metal-thread curtain of the Holy Ka’ba door. Made in Egypt, period of Sultan Abdulhamid I, Dated: 1194 AH / 1780 AD.
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Recommended Reading:
'The Need for a Sacred Science'
By Seyyed Hossein Nasr
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The meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, its contrast to modern science and its pertinence to us today.
'The Need for a Sacred Science'
By Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Purchase Book:
Amazon.com
Amazon.co.uk
Description:
The meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, its contrast to modern science and its pertinence to us today.
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