Ahmad Jami : The Idol

For some information about the Iranian Sufi Ahmad Jami, see this post.

As long as one tress-tip
     of the hair of your existence
     still remains
I fear the Sect
     of Self-worship
     will survive.
You claim “I broke
     the Idol of Illusion —
     I’m liberated!”
but I fear
     your Manifesto is itself
     an idol.

Translation  Peter Lamborn Wilson and Nasrollah Pourjavady


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