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What is arrogance?

What is arrogance?
It is being oblivious and insensible to what is essential,
as the ice is unaware of the sun.
When ice becomes conscious of the sun, it doesn’t last long:
it warms and melts and flows away.

Rumi

Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski

permalink Comments 1 Jul 16th, 2007

One Response to “What is arrogance?”

1. Jahane Rumi - In search of the unsearchable: “…O, my soul! where would you find your house?” » What is arrogance? Says:
   July 16th, 2007 at 3:29 am

   [...] is arrogance? By RR Rumi - Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski This entry is filed under Poetry, Rumi, Arts & Culture, All My Posts, Sufi poetry, Sufism. [...]

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