Rumi: If this world were our abiding place, we might complain that it makes our bed so hard: But it is only our night-quarters

If this world were our abiding place, we might complain that it makes our bed so — Rumi

If this world were our abiding place, we might complain that it makes our bed so hard: But it is only our night-quarters on a journey; and who can expect home comforts?

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