His Light...

When a lamp has derived its light from a
candle,

every one that sees the lamp certainly
sees the candle.

Either behold the light of
God from the lamps of the saints,

or behold
His light from the candle of those who have
gone before.


- Rumi

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Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski
"Rumi: Daylight"
Threshold Books, 1994