Whom should I ask for news of the Beloved, when everyone I looked upon, I found completely unaware and uninformed?
The poet poses a tender mystical paradox: how can one ever inquire about the Beloved (or the Divine) when anyone who has glimpsed Him is rendered completely senseless with awe? In Sufi thought, encountering true divine beauty dissolves a person's ego and everyday awareness, leaving them in a state of speechlessness. Thus, those who truly know can no longer speak, and those who speak do not truly know.
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