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The Masnavi
The Prince and the Handmaid (31-40)
And also Reason and Spirit, a hundredfold." I said, "O thou who art far from ' The Friend,' Like a sick man who has strayed from his physician, Importune me not, for I am beside myself; My understanding is gone, I cannot sing praises. Whatsoever one says, whose reason is thus astray, Let him not boast; his efforts are useless. Whatever he says is not to the point, What can I say when not a nerve of mine is sensible? Can I explain 'The Friend' to one to whom He is no Friend?
The Conference of the Birds
Invocation (52)
After this, do you think it will be easy to arrive at a knowledge of spiritual things? It means no less than to die to everything. What shall I say...