Attar Poetry

 

“I shall grasp the soul’s skirt with my hand
and stamp on the world’s head with my foot.
I shall trample Matter and Space with my horse,
beyond all Being I shall utter a great shout,
and in that moment when I shall be alone with Him, ”

– Attar

 

Poems by Attar include:

Attar

Sufi Poets

Farid ud-Din Attar at Poetry Chaikhana