“At the first light of the dawn the loner knight asked: "Do you happen to know- the abode of The Beloved?" The skies went silent, save their mournful clouds, save their falling stars. The pilgrim gave up his glowing twig-… — Sohrab Sepehri Copy Share Image
“Tonight A friendly breeze Will agitate roots of meanings. Wonder will flap its wings. Deep in the night, an insect Will gnaw At the… — Sohrab Sepehri Copy Share Image
“I want to know: Why is a horse noble and the dove beloved but no one keeps a pet vulture in a gilded cage.… — Sohrab Sepehri Copy Share Image
“At the first light of the dawn the loner knight asked: "Do you happen to know- the abode of The Beloved?" The skies went… — Sohrab Sepehri Copy Share Image
“It does not matter where I am. The sky is always mine. Windows, ideas, air, love, earth, all mine. Why does it matter if… — Sohrab Sepehri Copy Share Image
“… one must rise And walk along the stretch of time, Look at the flowers, hear the enigma. One must run until the end… — Sohrab Sepehri Copy Share Image
“Night's bewitching hand Slams the door- in my face and that of sorrow. No matter how hard I try, It only mocks me. All… — Sohrab Sepehri Copy Share Image
“Let’s walk to the beach Let’s cast the net in the water And catch freshness from water Let’s pick up a pebble from the… — Sohrab Sepehri Copy Share Image
“If you are looking for me I am beyond nowhere [ … ] Beyond nowhere there is a place desire opens like an umbrella,… — Sohrab Sepehri Copy Share Image
“Full sun. Starlings flock, nasturtiums burst into blossom. And me, cracking open a pomegranate I think to myself, “If only the seeds of the… — Sohrab Sepehri Copy Share Image
“For ever so long, on a branch of this willow Sits a bird, the colour of a riddle. Attuned to him no sound, no… — Sohrab Sepehri Copy Share Image