#XXCentury
You pray in your distress and in y… For what is prayer but the expansi… And if it is for your comfort to p… And if you cannot but weep when yo… When you pray you rise to meet in…
Once there lived a man who had a v… day the mother of Jesus came to hi… garment is torn and I must needs m… temple. Wouldst thou not give me a… And he gave her not a needle, but…
Almustafa, the chosen and the beloved, who was a dawn onto his own day, had waited twelve years in the city of Orphalese for his ship that was to return and bear him back to the isle of...
No man can reveal to you aught but… The teacher who walks in the shado… If he is indeed wise he does not b… The astronomer may speak to you of… The musician may sing to you of th…
I am dotted silver threads dropped… By the gods. Nature then takes me… Her fields and valleys. I am beautiful pearls, plucked fro… Crown of Ishtar by the daughter o…
In the silence of the night Death descended from God toward the earth. He hovered above a city and pierced the dwellings with his eyes. He say the spirits floating on wings of dreams, a...
My friend, I am not what I seem.… care—woven garment that protects m… from my negligence. The 'I’ in me, my friend, dwells… therein it shall remain for ever m…
The dark wings of night enfolded the city upon which Nature had spread a pure white garment of snow; and men deserted the streets for their houses in search of warmth, while the north w...
Love has no other desire but to fu… But if your love and must needs ha… Let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running broo… That sings its melody to the night…
I was here from the moment of the Beginning, and here I am still. A… I shall remain here until the end Of the world, for there is no Ending to my grief—stricken being.
I am the lover’s eyes, and the spi… Wine, and the heart’s nourishment. I am a rose. My heart opens at da… The virgin kisses me and places me Upon her breast.
The God separated a spirit from Himself and fashioned it into Beauty. He showered upon her all the blessings of gracefulness and kindness. He gave her the cup of happiness and said, “Dr...
The strong shore is my beloved And I am his sweetheart. We are at last united by love, and Then the moon draws me from him. I go to him in haste and depart
Man and I are sweethearts He craves me and I long for him, But alas! Between us has appeared A rival who brings us misery. She is cruel and demanding,
As the Sun withdrew his rays from the garden, and the moon threw cushioned beams upon the flowers, I sat under the trees pondering upon the phenomena of the atmosphere, looking through ...