Oct 22, 2019
We yearn for this veiled face of Beauty’s bridal sense, hidden Yet seen with the longing heart’s imagination which presents You in all thought and all created . . Salaman and Absal by Jami, translated by Raficq Abdulla (Words Without Borders) . . Jami was a medieval scholar, historian, and poet-theologian in the Sufi tradition. Born in the district of Jam in the early 15th century, he spent his life in Herat during the reign of Emperor Shah Rukh and Goharshad Begum. Jami is regarded as one of the great mystical poets of all time. . . . #persianhistory #afghanhistory #afghanistan #goharshad #bravewithbeauty #poetry #sufi #kathak #indianclassicaldance https://www.instagram.com/p/B37DnRippuh/?igshid=6vetj6vto4lx
