Three of my favorite verses of Arabic poetry (the last of which is from Ibn al-Farid) form a lovely meditation on these three topics (Love, Unity, and Truth), when taken together.
“Various positions have those who love from (mere) passion
But I have a unique place, in which I dwell alone.”
مذاهب شتى للمحبّين في الهوى و لي مدهب فرد أعيش به وحدي
Our expressions our many,
and your beauty is one
And it is to your beauty
that all of them allude
عباراتنا شتّى و حسنك واحد و كلّ إلى ذاك الجمال يشير
How often argument creates disputes amongst the clever
and how often beauty mediates between the lovers
فكم بين حذاق الجدال تنازع وما بين عشاق الجمال تنازع
Thanks for this post. Can you provide more info on the 1st drawing? What is that symbol?
It’s three letter “waw”‘s. I take them to stand for wujud, wijdan, and wajd (Being, Consciousness, and Ecstasy_the Islamic counterpart of the Hindu trinity: Sat, Chit, and Ananda.
I liked first two, can you elaborate what each of them means exactly, like in the first one which color means what? thanks
Thank you for posting when you have the opportunity, Guess I will just book mark this site.