Whoever can't see the whole in every part plays at blind man's bluff. A wise man tastes the entire Tigris in every sip.

For the raindrop, joy is in entering the river.

The drop grows happy by losing itself in the river.

Since sorrow follows joy As autumn does the spring Man must transcend the joys Of earth, which sorrows bring.

The object of my worship lies beyond perceptions reach. For those who see, the Ka'ba is a compass, nothing more.

If there is a knower of tongues here, fetch him; There's a stranger in the city And he has many things to say.

Love cannot be seeded into someone. It is a fire that is difficult to kindle but once it takes on, it is equally difficult to extinguish.