Seeking Your Trace

Thanks to you
I'm seeking
the soul of the world.

Bewildered, perplexed —
I seek your presence
in every place.

Now that you've made
a home in my heart,

I'm seeking
your trace
in every space.

— Fakhr al-Din Irawi , Love's Alchemy by David Fideler, translator, Sabrineh Fideler, translator