Divine Lightning

This excellent verse from Rumi comes as a gift from Ed Clifford.

When the kernel swells the walnut shell,
or the pistachio, or the almond, the husk diminishes.
As the kernel of knowledge grows,
the husk thins and disappears,
because the lover is consumed by the Beloved.
Since the quality of being sought is the opposite of seeking,
Revelation and Divine Lightning consume the prophet with fire.
When the attributes of the Eternal shine forth,
the cloak of temporality is burned away.