"God instills the desire of every part for the other:
from their union, generation results.
And so night & day are in mutual embrace:
they appear to be opposites, even enemies,
but the truth they attend is one,
each desiring the other like kin,
for the perfection of their work.
Both serve one purpose, for without night,
human nature would receive no income:
what then could day expend?"
~ Rumi (1207-1273)
Translated by Camille & Kabir Helminski
from "Rumi: Jewels of Remembrance"
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