Happy the One Bound to Love

Happy the one who never escapes love for a moment, who feels no sorrow over wild abandon and no pull toward piety. The startled heart of scandalous lovers is a broken thing that no ointment can mend. He has set his mind free from thoughts of this world and the next, that knower of God who has no dealings with the crowd. I am the servant of the contented dervish's spirit, who carries no dream of grandeur, no craving for a throne. Do not keep asking God to grant your wishes, for at the door of His mercy there is no need to beg. I have grown content in the corner of solitude because I no longer long for hollow, false company. Obeyd Zakani is a free and solitary wanderer, no match for lordship, no man for running a household.