"Object of complete and utter devotion and allegiance" comes much closer. The poetry of Sufism, of course, in its inimitably paradigm-subverting way, keeps the question of whether the Sanam being addressed is made of flesh, stone, or is a Higher Being open--and often fluidly shifting in the mind of the reader/listener. If you keep that in your mind (that the Sanam could be the Ultimate Cosmic Force, or an idol of stone, or your ..er ... fleshy...beloved) you start to scratch the surface of the worlds Sufi poetry opens up to your mind...
| آداب | Adaab, |
| فقیر-i | iFaqeer |
1 comment:
Sabahat bhai,
Your observation is correct. To add my observations, I have read some poetry where the poets refer to God or their Pir as their sanam and themselves as a female devotee.
For example, khwaja ki deewani or piya ki deewani .
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