[Sunlight] "Desperately seeking simplicity" -- Ghazal 3210

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this time i must confess
i feel a total hate for myself
while crowded and swarmed
my heart wishes to be a single self

seeking that single pearl
i crave to dive deep into this sea
but fear of murderous waves
makes me beg for your help my friends

scattered with so much going on inside
i long for nothing but an inner unity
duality must be abandoned
if you seek to drink the soul of unity

you must bet and lose
everything you've ever owned
if you truly desire
to become one with your beloved

listen to the secret sound
of the revelation now
when your quest aspires the skies
fly away from this lowly earth

my heavenly soul
who only nests in the heights
is tired of its house on earth
it wants to abandon the body
it wants to take the final flight

-- Ghazal 3210
Translation by Nader Khalili
"Rumi, Fountain of Fire"
Burning Gate Press, 1994

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[Sunlight] "Desperately seeking simplicity" -- Ghazal 3210