Who has truly seen God

The world is like an impermanent resting place

Where all things just simply come and go

He who sees something come and never go

has seen old age,

and he who sees something go and never come

has seen youth.

In everything, I see the face of my beloved.

In everything, I see the glory of my God.

He who sees the creator in all created things,

he is one who has truly seen God.

An Urdu poem, put to music by the group Niyaz in their song “Dilruba.” I don’t know who the poet is originally, but it is very Rumi-like. This type of poetry really speaks to me the past couple of years. I don’t know what it is about the sufi thinking in the persian/afghan region of the world centuries ago … perhaps I lived a past life there

BTW, when you see the word “beloved” spoken of metaphorically (or even literally) in a romantic way, they are speaking of God. It is a notion of being in love with God, like a lover, not sexually, but with passion like that. It’s a real edgy side to Sufism I find provocative.