A Moment Of Happiness, By Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmi
Read by Polly Freiberg, cousin of the bride
A moment of happiness,
you and I sitting on the verandah,
apparently two, but one in soul, you and I.
We feel the flowing water of life here,
you and I, with the garden's beauty
and the birds singing.
The stars will be watching us,
and we will show them
what it is to be a thin crescent moon.
You and I unselfed, will be together,
indifferent to idle speculation, you and I.
The parrots of heaven will be cracking sugar
as we laugh together, you and I.
In one form upon this earth,
and in another form in a timeless sweet land
Dar Golestané, by Sohrab Sepehri
Read by Nahal Navidar, sister of the groom
dasht hāyee ché farākh, kooh hāyee ché boland
meadows so vast, mountains so high
dar golestāné ché booyé alafee meeyāmad
in the place of flowers, there came such a smell of grass
zendegee khālee neest
life is not empty
mehrabānee hast
there is kindness
seeb hast
there are apples
eemān hast
there is faith
āree, tā shaghāyegh hast, zendegee bāyad kard
yes, as long as there are poppies, one must live
dar delé man cheezee hast
in my heart, there is something
meslé yek beesheyé noor
like a grove of light
meslé khābé damé sobh
like early-morning sleep
va chenān beetābam
and I am so restless
ké delam meekhāhad
that my heart wants to
bedavam tā tahé dasht
run to the end of the meadow
beravam tā saré kooh
go to the top of the mountain
doorhā āvāyeest
in the distance there is a voice
ké marā meekhānad
that is calling me
