12-11-2014, 12:29 PM
The whole world could be choked with thorns:
A lover's heart will stay a rose garden.
The wheel of heaven could wind to a halt:
The world of lovers will go on turning.
Even if every being grew sad, a lover's soul
will still stay fresh, vibrant, light.
- Jalal-ud-Din Rumi
(Translated by Andrew Harvey from A Year of Rumi)
A lover's heart will stay a rose garden.
The wheel of heaven could wind to a halt:
The world of lovers will go on turning.
Even if every being grew sad, a lover's soul
will still stay fresh, vibrant, light.
- Jalal-ud-Din Rumi
(Translated by Andrew Harvey from A Year of Rumi)