When heaven meets earth in a warm embrace
Without prudence I took the plunge The moment I beheld your beautiful form Without thinking I ran straight Into the burning bush of love Without fear I jumped off the cliff Taking the leap of faith towards you However, the moment your presence is away from me I feel the pangs of separation every moment What madness is this that has besieged me I feel breathless without your divine presence I look towards the sun, the moon and the stars For a sign from my beloved expressing desire to meet me I wait for that moment at dusk when heaven meets the earth in a warm embrace Did not Rumi feel the pain of a Knife plunging through his heart When Shams of Tabrez walked away from Konya unannounced I run around not knowing where to find you and In the midst of the forest I meet the Fakir Impeccable features of a God in the guise of a mendicant Deep eyes which are the very two eyes of Motherly affection The fakir asked me to stop running around and look within "