At
Some point
Your relationship
With God
Will
Become like this
Next time you meet Him in the forest Or on a crowded city street There won’t be anymore
“Leaving.”
That is,
God will climb into
Your pocket.
You will simply just take
Yourself
Alone
Hafez

In the quest for self-transcendence mystics like Rabia al-Basrii (13th Cen), Rumi (12th Cen), Hafez (15th Cen) and Shams-i Tabrīzī (16th Cen) composed poems of pain and ecstasy. Pain that came from longing and ecstasy that came from union, led to the creation of some of the finest mystical writings. In the journey of merging with the divine, one becomes the lover and the divine becomes the beloved.

The Sacred Bride is a collection of poems about four divine brides: Rabi a al-Basri, Hafez, Rumi and Shams-i Tabrīzī yearning to meet their beloved to eternally emulsify and become one with the divine. These sacred poems are woven like flowers in a prayerful garland using music and movement to be offered at the altar of Love.

Performed on 21st April 2024, at SAPP Bandra (W)

METAMPORPHOSI THEATRE INC. & SAPP PRODUCTION