This was no friendship, to forsake your friend, To promise your support and at the end Abandon him-this was sheer treachery. Friend follows friend to hell and blasphemy- When sorrow comes one's true friends are found; In times of joy… — Farid al-Din Attar Copy Share Image
Were you indeed not blinded by the Curse Of Self-exile, that still grows worse and worse, Yourselves would know that, though you see him… — Farid al-Din Attar Copy Share Image
“Now the Sun celestial began to shine forth in front of them, and lo! how great was their surprise! In the reflection of their faces these thirty birds of the earth beheld the face of the Celestial Simurg. When they cast furtive glances towards the Simurg, they perceived that the Simurg was no other than those self-same thirty birds. In… — Farid al-Din Attar Copy Share
Let love lead your soul. Make it a place to retire to, a kind of monastery cave, a retreat for the deepest core of… — Farid al-Din Attar Copy Share Image
“Yea, my friends, we have a king, whose name is Simurg, and whose residence is behind Mount Caucasus. He is close by, but we are far away from Him. The road to His throne is bestrewn with obstructions; more than a hundred thousand veils of light and darkness screen the throne. Hundreds of thousands of souls burn with an ardent… — Farid al-Din Attar Copy Share
“In this valley, Love is represented by fire, Reason by smoke. When Love bursts into flame, Reason is forthwith dissipated like smoke. Reason cannot… — Farid al-Din Attar Copy Share Image
When first you enter Wisdom's sea, beware-A wave of indecision floods you there. — Farid al-Din Attar Copy Share Image
“Lift your head out of this hurricane to find solace and tranquillity. If you stay caught in the storm, your head will whirl as… — Farid al-Din Attar Copy Share Image
The fruit of love's great tree is poverty; Whoever knows this knows humility. — Farid al-Din Attar Copy Share Image
This was no friendship, to forsake your friend, To promise your support and at the end Abandon him-this was sheer treachery. Friend follows friend… — Farid al-Din Attar Copy Share Image
“Come you lost Atoms to your Centre draw, And be the Eternal Mirror that you saw: Rays that have wander'd into Darkness wide Return… — Farid al-Din Attar Copy Share Image
The ocean can be yours; why should you stop Beguiled by dreams of evanescent dew? The secrets of the sun are yours, but you… — Farid al-Din Attar Copy Share Image
