Hafiz: Each Soul

In our weekly Wisdom Class book group, we are discussing the chapter on "The Blessed Community" in Thomas Kelly's book A Testament of Devotion. This poem by Hafiz seems like a good beginning devotion.

My

Beloved said,

“My name is not complete without

yours.”

I thought:

How could a human’s worth ever be such?

And God knowing all our thoughts – and all our

thoughts are innocent steps on the path –

then addressed my

heart,

God revealed

a sublime truth to the world,

when He

sang,

“I am made whole by your life. Each soul,

each soul completes

me.”

~ Hafiz ~