Every child has known God, Not the God of names, Not the God of don'ts, Not the God who ever does anything weird, But the God who knows only four words. And keeps repeating them, saying: 'Come dance with me, come dance.'
Persian poet
Every child has known God, Not the God of names, Not the God of don'ts, Not the God who ever does anything weird, But the God who knows only four words. And keeps repeating them, saying: 'Come dance with me, come dance.'
Persian poet
From a ghazal, a playful and unconventional depiction of God.
c. 1325-1390 CE
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