As A Particle Of Dust

By "Jalaluddin Rumi"



Come let's speak
of our souls
let's even hide from
our ears and eyes


like a rose garden
always keep a smile
like imagination
talk without a sound


like the spirit
reigning the world
telling the secrets
uttering no word


let's get away from
all the clever humans
who put words in our mouth
let's only say what our hearts desire


even our hands and feet
sense every inner move
let's keep silence
but make our hearts move


the mystery of destiny
knows the life of
speck after speck of dust
let's tell our story as a particle of dust

Translation by "Nader Khalili"