Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Only He ...

Bereft of life, bereft of knowledge, bereft of power and will, how shall I describe my state? For I do not exist, only He exists.

I am deaf; the bearer is He.
I am blind; the seer is He.
I am mute; the orator is He.
I do not exist; only He exists.

-Shah Kamal, "Islamic Sufism"