Listen to this reed, how it complains—it tells the tale of separations

بشنو این نی چون شکایت می‌کند، از جدایی‌ها حکایت می‌کند

Rumi

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Rumi

Persian Sufi poet (1207-1273), among the most influential mystical poets. Born in Balkh, he settled in Konya, met Shams of Tabriz, and wrote the Masnavi and Divan-i Shams. His disciples formed the whirling Mevlevi order.

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