Weekly Poems

What’s the Purpose? (4/12/2026) Muhammad asked God, “Why are You disdainful of us? Tell us, please. What’s all this about people? What was the purpose of creating them?”   God said, “O Soul of the universe, I was a hidden treasure. I wanted this gift of treasure and the favor More...

If You Forget These Words (4/5/2026) O heart, if you are aware of the words, “God is with you wherever you are,”* why are you so confused? If you forget these words, you are attributing a partner to God. The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Volume 4, rubai 1436, More...

Shine (3/29/2026) Keep playing, tambourine, keep playing. You will reach the kingdom. O One who is the confidant of men and women, don’t worry. Be brave.   Give power, take power. O One who is involved with trading, don’t give up, don’t give up. Go for absolute profit.   If you’re More...

Imaginations of Your Confused Heart (3/22/2026) O one who enjoys the tunes of doubt and suspicion, all these are the imaginations of your confused heart. You are nothing, and nothing could never be displayed to your eyes as a something better than this. The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, More...

Now is the Time (3/15/2026) O cupbearer of the soul, go to the One who has a beautiful voice. He is the eternal melody. Listen to it, O falcon. Your heart beats to the sound of His drum. That Sultan is waiting for you. Now is the time to fly More...

Fire Teaches Eternal Living (3/8/2026) My Beloved was walking about the garden yesterday, saying, “O Great Greenness, there are hundreds who tolerate Your oppressions. But, is there anyone like Me?”   I asked Him, “Why don’t You ask this of me?” “My questions,” He answered, “don’t fit in the ear More...

Tiny Bits of Your Sorrow (3/1/2026) I listen to the melodies of Your sorrow in my soul. In fact, aren’t all souls just tiny bits of Your sorrow? They keep turning and shining by the light of Your sorrow, in the air of their longing for You. The Rubaiyat of More...

When You’re in Silence (2/22/2026) O my fast flyer, fly to the land of Absence. Don’t stay here on this side. O my thought, my understanding, go to the House of Secrecy,   This is the day of Universal Intelligence. What does this world have except a drum on the days More...

I am Still Dreaming (2/15/2026) I keep running with the hope of finding the Beloved, because my life has come almost to its end, and I am still dreaming. Assuming I will eventually find the Beloved, how can I find the time which has already passed? The Rubaiyat of Rumi, More...

Persistance (2/8/2026) I turn so much around my heart that my body cannot carry my weight, and my soul cannot stand my fight.   I will turn around this mine until my being is totally disintegrated, my wires completely broken.   Body, you are obstinate. So am I. Sometimes even More...