Rumi: When thou seest in the pathway a severed head, Which is rolling toward our field, Ask of it, ask of it the secrets of th

When thou seest in the pathway a severed head, Which is rolling toward our field — Rumi

When thou seest in the pathway a severed head, Which is rolling toward our field, Ask of it, ask of it the secrets of the heart, For of it thou wilt learn our hidden mystery.

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