Sufi Poetry

The interesting aspect of Sufi poetry is the interconnecting tangents they all seemed to contain. Major themes running through all the pieces included entrapment and flying, as well as the definition of love, namely the love of God. The idea of self intoxication as a means to achieve a state of Nirvana via intoxication and interpretation of the feelings in this state seems different to most teachings, but in fact is a novel and unique approach to achieving oneness with God.

The ideas of entrapment and flight as a means of escape suggest that Sufi poets consider the mortal body nothing more than say, a coffin, to which our soul is trapped. When a person forces themselves into an intoxicated state, then they can achieve the flight, or freedom, from this mortal ball and chain. As such, Sufi poets must interpret euphoric feelings of being intoxicated as God's direct love, and associate it with being freed from mortal chains.