James Taylor’s/Carole King’s “You’ve got a Friend” is one of the most Sufi-sounding songs I’ve ever heard… Lyrics: When you’re down and troubled and you need a helping hand and nothing, whoa, nothing is going right. Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there to brighten up even your…
Rumi: By love
Translation: By love, the bitter becomes sweet By love copper coins become gold By love, the dregs become clear By love, the pain becomes healing By love, the dead is made living By love, the king is made a slave And this love is the result of knowledge Who, in foolishness, ever sat on such…
Hafez: We are Red Lions, Black Cobras
A new favorite from Hafez… Translation: Although we are the king’s slaves We are the sovereigns of the kingdom of the dawn With treasure in our sleeves and holes in our pockets We are the surface of the world-seeing cup and the dust of the road Awake with presence, yet drunk with…