There is a force within
Which gives you life –
seek That.
In your body
Lies a priceless gem –
see That.
O wandering Sufi,
if you want to find
the greatest treasure
Don’t look outside,
Look inside, and seek That.
Rumi – Version by Jonathan Star and Shahram Shiva
A Garden Beyond Paradise
Bantam Books, 1992
A reflection of the verse from the Ginan “Maal khajina”:
ejee jot parakaash lije ghatt a(n)dar, gur binaa ghor a(n)dheraa
kahe pir gulamali shaahaa samarann kar le
samaj samaj man meraa…kiyaa ni(n)d sove………………..4
Take His light and radiance into your heart, for all is pitch darkness
without the Guide. Pir Ghulam Ali Shah says: practise remembrance.
Understand this, o my heart, understand this.
Ismaili Hymns from South Asia (p114-115)
By Christopher Shackle, Zawahir Moir
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