In the Koran with strange delight <br />A peacock's feather met my sight: <br />Thou'rt welcome in this holy place, <br />The highest prize on earth's wide face! <br />As in the stars of heaven, in thee, <br />God's greatness in the small we see; <br />For he whose gaze whole worlds bath bless'd <br />His eye hath even here impress'd, <br />And the light down in beauty dress'd, <br />So that e'en monarchs cannot hope <br />In splendour with the bird to cope. <br />Meekly enjoy thy happy lot, <br />And so deserve that holy spot!<br /><br />Johann Wolfgang von Goethe<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/book-of-parables-in-the-koran-with-strange-delight/
