Religion

All the Universe

by 'Ashiq Pasha d. 1332

Translated by E. J. W. Gibb (1882) · From Ottoman Poems (1882)

Religion

All the Universe, one mighty sign, is shown;
God hath myriads of creative acts unknown:

None hath seen them, of the races jinn and men,
None hath news brought from that realm far off from ken.

Never shall thy mind or reason reach that strand,
Nor can tongue the King's name utter of that land.

Since 'tis His each nothingness with life to vest,
Trouble is there ne'er at all to His behest.

Eighteen thousand worlds, from end to end,
Do not with Him one atom's worth transcend.

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From the 'Ashiq Pasha Diwani.

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Pasha, 'Ashiq. “All the Universe.” Translated by E. J. W. Gibb. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ashiq-pasha/0/.

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