Ridab > Ridab's Quotes

“Creatures perish
in the darkened
blind of quest,
knowing intimations.

Guessing and dreaming
they pursue the real,
faces turned toward the sky
whispering secrets to the heavens.

While the lord remains among them
in every turn of time
abiding in their every condition
every instant.

Never without him, they,
not for the blink of an eye --
if only they knew!
nor he for a moment without them.”
― Mansur al-Hallaj

“What earth is this
so in want of you
they rise up on high
to seek you in heaven?

Look at them staring
at you
right before their eyes,
unseeing, unseeing, blind.”
― Mansur al-Hallaj

“من عرف الله بُهت, ولم يتفرغ إلي الكلام.
من عرف الله فإنه يزهد في كل شئ يشغله عنه.”
― أبو يزيد البسطامي