Translation: I don’t know what place it was, where I was last night, The dance of death whirled all around me, where I was last night A nymph-like beauty with tulip cheeks and a cypress body was wreaking havoc in the hearts, where I was last night God himself was the master of ceremonies, in that placeless…
I have found my love
Another gem from Amīr Khusrow, about his Shaykh Niẓamuddīn Awliyā’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWq-qgMDz14 Translation: What a glow I see everywhere , Oh mother, what a glow;I’ve found the beloved, yes I found him,In my courtyard;I have found my pīr Nizamuddin Aulia.I roamed around the whole world,looking for the perfect beloved;And finally this face has enchanted my heart.The whole…