{"id":780,"date":"2013-03-18T15:04:38","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T20:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/?p=780"},"modified":"2013-06-12T07:42:19","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T12:42:19","slug":"loves-ocean-has-no-shore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/03\/18\/loves-ocean-has-no-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"Love&#8217;s Ocean Has No Shore&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/tumblr_lhhgmsdBq61qgomz62.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"788\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/03\/18\/loves-ocean-has-no-shore\/tumblr_lhhgmsdbq61qgomz6-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/tumblr_lhhgmsdBq61qgomz62.jpg?fit=500%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,336\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tumblr_lhhgmsdBq61qgomz6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/tumblr_lhhgmsdBq61qgomz62.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/tumblr_lhhgmsdBq61qgomz62.jpg?fit=500%2C336&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-788\" title=\"tumblr_lhhgmsdBq61qgomz6\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/tumblr_lhhgmsdBq61qgomz62.jpg?resize=500%2C336\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/tumblr_lhhgmsdBq61qgomz62.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/tumblr_lhhgmsdBq61qgomz62.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/tumblr_lhhgmsdBq61qgomz62.jpg?resize=446%2C300&amp;ssl=1 446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/mxd-0056.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"782\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/03\/18\/loves-ocean-has-no-shore\/mxd-0056\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/mxd-0056.jpg?fit=640%2C628&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,628\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mxd-0056\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/mxd-0056.jpg?fit=300%2C294&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/mxd-0056.jpg?fit=584%2C573&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-782\" title=\"mxd-0056\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/mxd-0056-300x294.jpg?resize=300%2C294\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/mxd-0056.jpg?resize=300%2C294&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/mxd-0056.jpg?resize=305%2C300&amp;ssl=1 305w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/mxd-0056.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/kahf-Ink-Ayah3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"783\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/03\/18\/loves-ocean-has-no-shore\/kahf-ink-ayah3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/kahf-Ink-Ayah3.jpg?fit=465%2C185&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"465,185\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kahf-Ink-Ayah3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/kahf-Ink-Ayah3.jpg?fit=300%2C119&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/kahf-Ink-Ayah3.jpg?fit=465%2C185&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-783\" title=\"kahf-Ink-Ayah3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/kahf-Ink-Ayah3-300x119.jpg?resize=300%2C119\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/kahf-Ink-Ayah3.jpg?resize=300%2C119&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/kahf-Ink-Ayah3.jpg?w=465&amp;ssl=1 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong><em>Say: Were the ocean ink for the Words of my Lord (to be written out), sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the Words of my Lord, even if We added another ocean like it, for its aid.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">-Surah Kahf: 109<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/wave-calligraphy.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"785\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/03\/18\/loves-ocean-has-no-shore\/wave-calligraphy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/wave-calligraphy.jpg?fit=1152%2C746&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1152,746\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wave-calligraphy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/wave-calligraphy.jpg?fit=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/wave-calligraphy.jpg?fit=584%2C378&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-785\" title=\"wave-calligraphy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/wave-calligraphy-1024x663.jpg?resize=584%2C378\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/wave-calligraphy.jpg?resize=1024%2C663&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/wave-calligraphy.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/wave-calligraphy.jpg?resize=463%2C300&amp;ssl=1 463w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/wave-calligraphy.jpg?w=1152&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Sarmad:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">The ocean of his generosity has no shore.<br \/>\nThe tongue is powerless to thank,<br \/>\nthe heart too bewildered to understand.<br \/>\nThough my sins are many<br \/>\nhis compassion is greater still&#8211;<br \/>\nI swim in the sea of disobedience<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">but I do not drown<span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8212; from\u00a0<em>Sarmad: Martyr to Love Divine<\/em>, by Isaac Ezekiel<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/Work.axd_.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Work.axd\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/Work.axd_-300x300.jpeg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/2095823963_9b64688486.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"790\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/03\/18\/loves-ocean-has-no-shore\/2095823963_9b64688486\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/2095823963_9b64688486.jpg?fit=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2095823963_9b64688486\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/2095823963_9b64688486.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/2095823963_9b64688486.jpg?fit=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-790\" title=\"2095823963_9b64688486\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/2095823963_9b64688486-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/2095823963_9b64688486.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/2095823963_9b64688486.jpg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/2095823963_9b64688486.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Hafez<\/strong>\u00a0:<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GmioiJ-UmT8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">The sea of love is a sea that has no shore.<br \/>\nThere, you can only give up your soul.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Each time you give your heart to love is a joyous moment.<br \/>\nFor auspicious deeds there is no need for divination.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Avail yourself of the rend\u2019s way, for this mark,<br \/>\nlike the road to buried treasure, is not plain to everyone.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\n<p>Don\u2019t frighten us with reason\u2019s prohibitions, and bring wine,<br \/>\nfor that watchman has no authority in our province.<\/p>\n<p>One can see him with a pure eye, like the new moon.<br \/>\nNot every eye can hold that crescent\u2019s beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Ask your own eyes who is killing us, O soul,<br \/>\nit is not the sin of ascendants and the crime of stars.<\/p>\n<p>You are unaffected by the cry of Hafiz.<br \/>\nI am perplexed at that heart, hard as granite.<\/p>\n<h6>Translation:<\/h6>\n<h6>Elizabeth Gray,\u00a0<em>The Green Sea of Heaven<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Original:<\/p>\n<p>\u0628\u062d\u0631\u06cc\u0633\u062a \u0628\u062d\u0631 \u0639\u0634\u0642 \u06a9\u0647 \u0647\u06cc\u0686\u0634 \u06a9\u0646\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0622\u0646 \u062c\u0627 \u062c\u0632 \u0622\u0646 \u06a9\u0647 \u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0633\u067e\u0627\u0631\u0646\u062f \u0686\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0647\u0631 \u06af\u0647 \u06a9\u0647 \u062f\u0644 \u0628\u0647 \u0639\u0634\u0642 \u062f\u0647\u06cc \u062e\u0648\u0634 \u062f\u0645\u06cc \u0628\u0648\u062f<br \/>\n\u062f\u0631 \u06a9\u0627\u0631 \u062e\u06cc\u0631 \u062d\u0627\u062c\u062a \u0647\u06cc\u0686 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0645\u0627 \u0631\u0627 \u0628\u0647 \u0645\u0646\u0639 \u0639\u0642\u0644 \u0645\u062a\u0631\u0633\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u0645\u06cc \u0628\u06cc\u0627\u0631<br \/>\n\u06a9\u0627\u0646 \u0634\u062d\u0646\u0647 \u062f\u0631 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\u0631\u0627\u0647 \u06af\u0646\u062c \u0628\u0631 \u0647\u0645\u0647 \u06a9\u0633 \u0622\u0634\u06a9\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<br \/>\n\u0646\u06af\u0631\u0641\u062a \u062f\u0631 \u062a\u0648 \u06af\u0631\u06cc\u0647 \u062d\u0627\u0641\u0638\u060c \u0628\u0647 \u0647\u06cc\u0686 \u0631\u0648<br \/>\n\u062d\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0622\u0646 \u062f\u0644\u0645 \u06a9\u0647 \u06a9\u0645 \u0627\u0632 \u0633\u0646\u06af \u062e\u0627\u0631\u0647 \u0646\u06cc\u0633\u062a<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/70.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"791\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/03\/18\/loves-ocean-has-no-shore\/attachment\/70\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/70.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S40&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1024054859&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14.71875&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"70\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/70.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/70.jpg?fit=584%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-791\" title=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/70.jpg?resize=584%2C438\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/70.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/70.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/70.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Rumi:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">If there is no sign of you in someone<br \/>\n\u06af\u0631 \u062e\u0648\u0631\u0634\u06cc\u062f\u0633\u062a \u0622\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f<br \/>\nEven if they are<br \/>\nshining like the sun,<br \/>\nthey still don&#8217;t have<br \/>\nThat (secret element)!<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u0645\u0627 \u0628\u0631 \u062f\u0631 \u0648 \u0628\u0627\u0645 \u0639\u0634\u0642 \u062d\u06cc\u0631\u0627\u0646<br \/>\nWe stand<br \/>\nraptured in awe<br \/>\nat the gates<br \/>\nand on the roof<br \/>\nof love\u0622\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0645 \u06a9\u0647 \u0646\u0631\u062f\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f<br \/>\nAn inaccessible roof<br \/>\nWith no ladder<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\n<p>\u062f\u0644 \u0686\u0648\u0646 \u0686\u0646\u06af\u0633\u062a \u0648 \u0639\u0634\u0642 \u0632\u062e\u0645\u0647<br \/>\nThe heart is a harp<br \/>\nAnd love the player<br \/>\n\u067e\u0633 \u062f\u0644 \u0628\u0647 \u0686\u0647 \u062f\u0644 \u0641\u063a\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f<br \/>\nWho cannot feel emotions<br \/>\nOf longing when you hear it played?<br \/>\n\u0627\u0645\u0631\u0648\u0632 \u0641\u063a\u0627\u0646 \u0639\u0627\u0634\u0642\u0627\u0646 \u0631\u0627<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u0628\u0634\u0646\u0648 \u06a9\u0647 \u062a\u0648 \u0631\u0627 \u0632\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f\u0647\u0631 \u0630\u0631\u0647 \u067e\u0631 \u0627\u0632 \u0641\u063a\u0627\u0646 \u0648 \u0646\u0627\u0644\u0647\u0633\u062a<br \/>\nEvery particle of the lovers being is shouting<br \/>\n\u0627\u0645\u0627 \u0686\u0647 \u06a9\u0646\u062f \u0632\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f<br \/>\nAnd behold there is no hurt involved<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u0631\u0642\u0635 \u0627\u0633\u062a \u0632\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u0630\u0631\u0647 \u0632\u06cc\u0631\u0627<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Dance is the speech of the moon&#8217;s atoms<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u062c\u0632 \u0631\u0642\u0635 \u062f\u06af\u0631 \u0628\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Other than dance it has no other expression<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u0647\u0631 \u0633\u0648 \u0646\u06af\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u062a\u0633\u062a \u062f\u0644\u0647\u0627<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0633\u0648 \u06a9\u0647 \u062a\u0648\u06cc\u06cc \u06af\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u0627\u06cc\u0646 \u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645 \u0631\u0627 \u06a9\u0631\u0627\u0646\u0647\u0627\u06cc \u0647\u0633\u062a<br \/>\nThis world does have a boundary<br \/>\n\u0639\u0634\u0642 \u0645\u0646 \u0648 \u062a\u0648 \u06a9\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f<br \/>\nThe love of me and you has none<br \/>\n\u0645\u0627\u0646\u0646\u062f \u062e\u06cc\u0627\u0644 \u062a\u0648 \u0646\u062f\u06cc\u062f\u0645<br \/>\nI have never seen anything like the thought of You<br \/>\n\u0628\u0648\u0633\u0647 \u062f\u0647\u062f \u0648 \u062f\u0647\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f<br \/>\nWhich gives kisses without having a mouth<br \/>\n\u0645\u0627\u0646\u0646\u062f\u0647 \u063a\u0645\u0632\u0647\u0627\u062a \u0646\u062f\u06cc\u062f\u0645<br \/>\nI have not seen the likeness of your coyness<br \/>\n\u062a\u06cc\u0631 \u0627\u0646\u062f\u0627\u0632\u062f \u06a9\u0645\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f<br \/>\nWhich shoots arrows but has no bow<br \/>\n\u062f\u0627\u062f\u06cc \u06a9\u0645\u0631\u06cc \u06a9\u0647 \u0628\u0631 \u0645\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0646\u062f<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u0637\u0641\u0644 \u062f\u0644 \u0645\u0646 \u0645\u06cc\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u06af\u0641\u062a\u06cc \u06a9\u0647 \u0628\u0647 \u0633\u0648\u06cc \u0645\u0627 \u0631\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0634\u0648<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u0628\u06cc \u0644\u0637\u0641 \u062a\u0648 \u062c\u0627\u0646 \u0631\u0648\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0631\u062f<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/3490525217_a2c5a81765_o.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/03\/18\/loves-ocean-has-no-shore\/3490525217_a2c5a81765_o\/\" 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/3490525217_a2c5a81765_o.jpg?fit=584%2C594&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-795 aligncenter\" title=\"3490525217_a2c5a81765_o\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/3490525217_a2c5a81765_o-1006x1024.jpg?resize=584%2C594\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/3490525217_a2c5a81765_o.jpg?resize=1006%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1006w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/3490525217_a2c5a81765_o.jpg?resize=294%2C300&amp;ssl=1 294w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/3490525217_a2c5a81765_o.jpg?w=1179&amp;ssl=1 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong>Ibn &#8216;Arabi<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">I marveled at an Ocean without shore,<br \/>\nand at a Shore that did not have an ocean;<br \/>\nAnd at a Morning Light without darkness,<br \/>\nand at a Night that was without daybreak;<br \/>\nAnd then a Sphere with no locality<br \/>\nknown to either fool or learned scholar;<br \/>\nAnd at an azure Dome raised over the earth,<br \/>\ncirculating &#8217;round its center &#8211; Compulsion;<br \/>\nAnd at a rich Earth without o&#8217;er-arching vault<br \/>\nand no specific location, the Secret concealed&#8230;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">from:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibnarabisociety.org\/articles\/elmore.html\">http:\/\/www.ibnarabisociety.org\/articles\/elmore.html<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/blue-waves-gold-yuzen-paper.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"792\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/2013\/03\/18\/loves-ocean-has-no-shore\/blue-waves-gold-yuzen-paper\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/sulaymanibnqiddees\/files\/2013\/03\/blue-waves-gold-yuzen-paper.jpg?fit=560%2C373&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"560,373\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blue-waves-gold-yuzen-paper\" 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