Sunday, October 28, 2012

Thought for the Day

Before me my longing,
And behind me fate.
~ Umar Ibn al-Farid

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Umar Ibn al-Farid, Egyptian Poet, 1181-1245

Umar Ibn al-Farid: Sufi Verse, Saintly Life, Th. Emil Homerin, Translator (Paulist Press, 2001) 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

And right where i am, i am.