What can I speak save of that which is even now moving within your souls?

Now therefore disclose us to ourselves, and tell us all that has been shown you of that which is between birth and death. And he answered, People of Orphalese, of what can I speak save of that which is even now moving within your souls? From The Prophet (Knopf, 1923).

What is orphalese?

Azzeddine Bouhassoun. Abstract. This chapter investigates Gibran’s erotic spirituality and his conception of space and body. God, space and body are but one entity, and space creates and defends (sexual) identity, and gender.

How shall I go in peace and without sorrow?

How shall I go in peace and without sorrow? Nay, not without a wound in the spirit shall I leave this city. Long were the days of pain I have spent within its walls, and long were the nights of aloneness; and who can depart from his pain and his aloneness without regret?

How can I understand The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran?

The Prophet provides timeless spiritual wisdom on a range of subjects, including giving, eating and drinking, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, teaching, time, pleasure, religion, death, beauty and friendship. Corresponding to each chapter are evocative drawings by Gibran himself.

How many copies has The Prophet sold?

nine million copies
Kahlil Gibran’s masterpiece, The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages, and the American editions alone have sold more than nine million copies.

Who can depart from his pain and his aloneness without regret?

Who can depart from his pain and aloneness without regret? Too many fragments of the spirit have I scattered in these streets, and too many are the children of my longing that walk naked among these hills, and I cannot withdraw from them without a burden and an ache.

What is the main theme of the prophet?

Overall, The Prophet focuses heavily on the interconnected nature of humanity. Beyond religion, the book posits that one’s children are not one’s own, but belong to “Life’s longing for itself” instead. Human beings are themselves but also worth much beyond themselves.

What is the message of the Prophet poem?

How can I understand the Prophet by Kahlil Gibran?