The Conference of the Birds by Farid Ud-Din Attar
Author:Farid Ud-Din Attar
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780141920955
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
One asked a sufi how he spent his time.
He said: “I’m thirsty, filthy, smeared with grime,
Burnt in this stove men call the world, but I
Shall keep my courage up until I die.”
If in this world you seek for happiness
You are asleep, your search is meaningless –
If you seek happiness you would do well
To think of that thin bridge arched over hell.*
lines 2455–72
The world’s apparent joy cannot compare
With what we seek – it isn’t worth a hair;
Here the Self rages like an unquenched fire,
And nothing satisfies the heart’s desire –
Encompass all the earth, you will not find
One happy heart or one contented mind.
A woman who wished to pray for happiness
An old, sad woman talked to Mahna’s sheikh:
“Teach me to pray for joy, for pity’s sake –
I’ve suffered so much that I cannot bear
To think of future grief – give me some prayer
To murmur every day.” The sheikh replied:
“How many years I wandered far and wide
Until I found the fortress that you seek
It is the knee, bend it, accept, be meek;
I found no other way – this remedy,
And only this, will cure your misery.”
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