Pregnant with a Soul

La Primavera - Sandro Botticelli

Mervyn used to say that we are 

pregnant with a Soul, how can it be? 

 Here Hafiz expands on the topic:

"My master once entered a phase

That whenever I would see him

He would say, 

“Hafiz, How did you ever become a pregnant woman?”

And I would reply,

“Dear Attar, you must be speaking the truth,

But all of what you say is a mystery to me.”….

And Attar replied….

“Though if you want to know the Truth

I can so clearly see that God has made love with you

And the whole universe is germinating

Inside your belly

And wonderful words,

Such enlightening words

Will take birth from you

and be cradled against thousands of hearts.”

I, even though a man, was pregnant with nothingness.

And out of this nothingness God was born.

~Hafiz

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