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Rumi The Guest House (translated by Coleman Barks)

Rumi - The Guest House (translated by Coleman Barks)

Apr 24, 20261 min read

https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/guest-house/

“Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.”


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