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Masnavi of Rumi..O heart, haste.....(Post 194)

O heart, haste thither, for God will shine upon you,
And seem to you a sweet garden instead of a terror.
He will infuse into your soul a new Soul,...
Take up your abode in His Soul!
Take up your abode in heaven, O bright full moon!

Like the heavenly Scribe, He will open your heart's book
That He may reveal mysteries unto you.





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