You are That...

Soul of all souls, life of all life
you are That.

Seen and unseen, moving and unmoving
you are That.

The road that leads to the City is endless;
Go without head or feet
and you’ll already be there.

What else could you be? --

you are that.


- Rumi

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In the Arms of the Beloved
Translations by Jonathan Star
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1997