Ḥallāj Translation: My heart had various longings, but since seeing you, they’ve all become one My envied mine envier became, and I became the Lord of mankind, since my lord you became I left everyone to their world and their religion busy with my love for you, oh my world and my religion…
Sulayman and Sheba’s Queen
The following verse of the Qur’an has inspired Islamic architecture and literature, illustrating the prominent symbols of the mirror and the perspective shift. Qur’an 27:44 Pickthall translation: It was said unto her : Enter the hall. And when she saw it she deemed it a pool and bared her legs. (Solomon) said: Lo! it is a…