God knows you under any cover
He hears your unspoken words.
Everyone is tempted
by the eloquence of speech,
but I am the slave of
the master of silence.
*Jelaluddin Rumi*
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Oh My Wor(l)d
- Shafinaaz Hassim
- Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Shafinaaz is a sociologist, artist and poet based in Johannesburg, SA. She is the author of several works of non-fiction and fiction, and has been listed in HayFestival's Africa39 category of top 39 authors in Africa under the age of 40 at the London Book Fair 2014. Also see www.shafinaaz.co.za
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3 comments:
silence is often the most powerful poetry.
hey there:)
i totally agree..silence is..
but its maStery is a thing of rare talent!
:)
iv read variations.. depends on which one ur reading.. i also have Treasured Writings, Stories from the Mathnavi, Whispers of the Beloved, Hidden Music, Gardens of the Beloved, and the Complete Mathnavi. Among others..
coincidentally, Kimya was the name of Rumi's adopted daughter ;)
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