In rapture,
my very being cries out:
Ali Ali

JALALU-DDIN AL-RUMI



A humble poet, I am
Let me be your muse
Drink of me
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

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A Sufi, I am
Pure of heart
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

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A lover, I am
Of Murtaza Ali
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

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My joy uncontained
I am in song
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

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Adam the Pure be you
Yusuf the Beautiful too
Tis you who's Khidr's guide
His teacher, his inspiration
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

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Lord, Lawgiver, Teacher, True Guide
Truth be, you are the Truth; the Absolute
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

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Faithful Companion, in virtue incomparable
In whose company pales even the Sun, the moon
Oh, Father of Hassan, Hussein
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

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Declared Muhammed, the Most Generous of generous
My cousin, the son of my uncle
My flesh is your flesh, my blood your blood
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali

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You are the Guardian, the Master of believers
That the Holy Quran makes clear
Garbed, Crowned, Invincible, Unvanquished
I Shams, your humble servant
your Qambar Gulam, am
In rapture, my very being cries out: Ali Ali




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