However, the facts on the ground show that many of the attendees actually were not Sufis.

但是事实显示，许多出席者并不是苏菲派教徒。

Twice a week, Sufis would come to our home to meditate, drink Persian tea, and share stories.

苏菲教徒们每周两次来到我家冥想，喝波斯茶，分享故事。

At least 300 Sufis demanding the release of one of their members were unjustly arrested and remain in prison.

至少有 300 名要求释放其一名成员的苏菲派遭到不公正的逮捕并被关押在监狱中。

We long for Eden and Zion, and we long for the Beloved, which is the beautiful word the Sufis have for God.

我们渴望伊甸园和锡安，我们渴望所爱的人，这是苏菲派对上帝的美丽话语。

While Sufism had been part of Islamic observance for centuries, the practices of some Sufis — from ecstatic dancing to composing poetry — were looked down upon by conservative religious elites.

几个世纪以来，苏菲主义一直属于伊斯兰教戒律，但一些苏菲派的做法——从心醉神迷舞蹈到创作诗歌——却被保守的宗教精英所鄙视。

It may currently be ruled by clerics but they run a country steeped in the mysticism of the Sufis, where for centuries the poets wrote of wine and women and love.

它目前可能由神职人员统治， 但他们管理着一个沉浸在苏菲派神秘主义中的国家，几个世纪以来， 诗人在那里写下了葡萄酒、女人和爱情。