“Real repentance requires tears and fire in the
heart. …
“Before the heart has shattered into lightning
“And before rains of tears have fallen from your
eyes,
“How can the fire and menace of God’s anger be
appeased?”
-- “On Repentance”
Mathnawi
Jenkins, Mar 2003
From the Poetry of Jalal ud-Din ar-Rumi
Sufism