I tried to find Him on the Christian cross, but He
was not there; I went to the Temple of the
Hindus and to the old pagodas, but I could not
find a trace of Him anywhere_
I searched on the mountains and in the valleys
but neither in the heights nor in the depths was I
able to find Him. I went to the Ka'bah in Mecca,
but He was not there either__
I questioned the scholars and philosophers but
He was beyond their understanding__
Finally, I looked into my. own heart and there I saw him He was nowhere else to be found_______
| Rumi
( In the Arms of the Beloved )