Rumi: One day I was filled with longing To behold in human form the splendours of the Friend, To witness the ocean gathered up

One day I was filled with longing To behold in human form the splendours of the — Rumi

One day I was filled with longing To behold in human form the splendours of the Friend, To witness the ocean gathered up into a drop, The sun compressed into a single atom.

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