If Simorgh unveils its face to you, you will find that all the birds, be they thirty or forty or more, are but the shadows cast by that unveiling. What shadow is ever separated from its maker? Do you see? The shadow and its maker are one and the same, so get over surfaces and delve into mysteries. The Conference of the Birds or Speech of the Birds ~ Farid ud-Din Attar
If Simorgh unveils its face to you, you will find
ReplyDeletethat all the birds, be they thirty or forty or more,
are but the shadows cast by that unveiling.
What shadow is ever separated from its maker?
Do you see?
The shadow and its maker are one and the same,
so get over surfaces and delve into mysteries.
The Conference of the Birds or Speech of the Birds ~ Farid ud-Din Attar