The poetic verses by Imam Khomeini contain treasures of mysticism and are of divine-oriented.
Mysticism is manifested in Imam Khomeini’s divine personality, and runs deep through his dynmaic thought and ideals.
Pundits maintain that Imam Khomeini’s mystical thought and dynamic ideals have deep roots in genuine teachings of Islam.
The collection of poetry of Imam Khomeini has been published in English, Arabic, Urdu, Chinese and some other languages.
Dozens of Imam's works have been translated in several languages over the past years and are widely welcomed by global audience.
Imam has left several works on jurisprudence, Hadith, Quranic interpretation, philosophy and mysticism.
The great leader's genuine teachings and works would continue to guide the generations to come in coming decades.
The following is a sample of his mystical verses:
The Path of Nothingness
Save your love there is nothing in our hearts.
Your love was kneaded into our clay.
The Asfar and Shifa of Ibn Sina did not untie
Our difficulty with all their hairsplitting disputations.
Tell the shaykh who called my way invalid,
(He will sneer at your truth, our invalidity)
If his wayfarer passes some stations,
Our station shall be path of nothingness itself.
A hundred caravans of the heart pack up to their destination,
But our negligent heart was left behind.
If Noah was saved from drowning and found his way to shore,
The drowning itself is our shore.
Khordad 1366 AHS
[May-June 1987]