Incantation - Loreena McKennitt

Anlat bana, Ey Ilham,

ouzaklara ve genis topraklara

yolu dusenleri

«Tell me, o Muse of those

who traveled far and wide»

Song inspired by a Sufi poem:

O brother, Wisdom is pouring into you

From the beloved saint of God.

You’ve only borrowed it.

Although the house of your heart

Is lit from the inside.

That light is lent by a luminous neighbor

Give thanks;

don’t be arrogant or vain

Pay attention to self-importance.

It’s sad that this borrowed state

Has put religious communities

Far from religious communion.

-- by Rumi (Mathnawi I, 3255−3258)

-- translated into English by Kabir and Camille Helminski