Here I Am
All night, a man called “Allah”
Until his lips were bleeding.
Then the Devil said, “Hey! Mr Gullible!
How comes you’ve been calling all night
And never once heard Allah say, “Here, I am”?
You call out so earnestly and, in reply, what?
I’ll tell you what. Nothing!”
The man suddenly felt empty and abandoned.
Depressed, he threw himself on the ground
And fell into a deep sleep.
In a dream, he met Abraham, who asked,
“Why are you regretting praising Allah?”
The man said, “ I called and called
But Allah never replied, “Here I am.”
Abraham explained, “Allah has said,
“Your calling my name is My reply.
Your longing for Me is My message to you.
All your attempts to reach Me
Are in reality My attempts to reach you.
Your fear and love are a noose to catch Me.
In the silence surrounding every call of “Allah”
Waits a thousand replies of “Here I am.”
~ Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Nice
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Thanks 🙂
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What wonderful and profound words to accompany your beautiful image Maverick.
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Thank you Miriam. 🙂
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That’s an amazing flower on the verge of opening,, Rumi goes well here.
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Nicely put, thanks Holly. 🙂
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a pleasure.
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Another beautiful composition of a quote and the picture.Thanks for sharing another masterpiece.
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Thank you for stopping by Megha. 🙂
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My pleasure.
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I am with you always,
you promised that,
and when I realized that it was true,
my soul flared up.
Rumi
❤ ❤
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“Any unhappiness comes from forgetting,
Remember, and be back close
With the Friend.” ~Rumi
Teşekkür ederim canım. ❤ ❤
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Gorgeous flowers Maverick, and lovely quote. Rumi is one of my very favorite poets
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Thanks Tina, one of my favorite poets also. 🙂
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As you know, Rumi is the favorite poet of mine, but here I think your leading macro takes the prize 🙂
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You’re too kind, thank you Tiny. 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thanks M.B. 🙂
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A beautiful message to accompany that gorgeous photo. Thanks for both.
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Thanks for your nice comment. 🙂
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