Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi - Reason, leave now! You'll not find wisdom here!

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Reason, leave now! You'll not find wisdom here!

By Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi(1207 - 1273)

English version by Andrew Harvey

Reason, leave now! You'll not find wisdom here!Were you thin as a hair, there'd be no room.The Sun has risen! In its vast dazzleEvery lamp is drowned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- from The Way of Passion: A Celebration of Rumi, by Andrew Harvey

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