God’s Ocean

The soul of the universe is a pure and clean ocean.
Forms and shapes are the foams on that sea.
Plunge into this pure, clean ocean.
Don’t just play with the foams.

The foams on the sea’s surface never stand still.
Waves constantly move them about.
When they dry up,
they’re no longer even part of the sea.

The foam either turns into water
or becomes part of the sand,
because two colours cannot fit
into God’s one ocean.

The wave comes from the sea,
then watches and bows down to itself.
“O, Ocean, essence of my existence,” wave says,
“How did you turn into so many waves?”

All souls are one.
All existence is but the reflection of the Sultan.

Rumi