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' The Secret '...


Last night
I begged the Wise One to tell me
the secret of the world.

Gently, gently he whispered,
"Be quiet,

the secret cannot be spoken,
it is wrapped in silence."

- Rumi



"Rumi - Whispers of the Beloved:
Selected and translated by
Azima Melita Kolin and Maryam Mafi
Thorsons, London 1999

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