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Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr on Love

967–1049 Iran

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When I was a lion, panther was my prey;
I caught everything which I hunted.
When I came to embrace tightly love for you,
A lame fox drove me from den.

The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.