HE
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 Caaba in Mecca,
But He was not there either.
I questioned the scholars and philosophers,
But He was beyond their understanding.
I then looked into my heart and He was there
Where He dwelled that I saw Him.
He was nowhere else to be found.
Jelaluddin Rumi