Discourse 71 (1)

The difference between birds on the wing, and
perbezaan antara burung yang bersayap, dengan

lovers of God, is that birds always fly in a certain
kekasih allah, ialah burung selalu terbang menurut

direction, while lovers of God fly on the wings of
arah tertentu, sementara kekasih allah terbang dengan

their desire away from all directions.
sayap keinginan mereka jauh dari semua arah.

Every horse has its stable, every beast its pen,
setiap kuda ada kandangnya, setiap haiwan jerumunnya,

every bird its nest. And God knows best.
setiap burung sarangnya. dan allah maha tahu.

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(1) Fihi Ma Fihi, Discourse 71, Rumi, based on the original translation by A J Arberry, Omphaloskepsis.