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The Sufism of the Rubáiyát

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Norton F. W. Hazeldine translation

This then is a vision of heaven that fulfiller of all desires, and this is the shade of gehenna the sorrows that life acquires. Cast thyself boldly on this ocean, fear not though the current is strong, thy body's the boat, thy will the helm, thy life the sails doth fill. And serenely sitting, all composed, thy Soul doth grasp the helm and steers thy Barque through storms and stress, in safety past the shoals of death. With its cargo that's consigned to him who rules the winds, the tides, oh master pilot, hail to thee! thou giver of eternity.

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