At the time of evening prayers,
everyone lights their candle and sets their table.
Yet, I put the Beloved’s image in front of me.
I cry and yell with sorrow and longing. Continue reading “Isn’t That True or False? (6/16/2024)”
Who are You that You envelope all of the world in my heart?
You are the epigram of the world.
I wonder which epigram is Your favorite! Continue reading “Hiding (6/2/2024)”
Hey, night guard, what kind of guard are you anyway?
A thief stole all of our belongings last night.
Slap cold water on your face.
Yell and scream.
Our gains became a loss because of your sleep. Continue reading “The Land of Truth (5/19/2024)”
What is life without Him?
A crucifixion, a passing desire.
What is the value of soul in front of Him?
A slave and servant, an unimportant thing. Continue reading “I Have a Question (5/5/2024)”
Come to our garden. Watch the spring there.
Come close to the Beloved
and see what kind of Beauty He is.
If you can’t reach the falcon, run after its shadow.
Watch the hunting in this secret hunting place. Continue reading “Yells and Screams (4/21/2024)”
O breath of spring breeze, O springtime,
I understand from the flowers
that you are also drunk thanks to Him. Continue reading “When Someone Becomes Mortal (4/7/2024)”
Like Moses, the copper of your existence
will become gold through His chemistry.
So, why do you worry? Continue reading “No Way to Escape (3/24/2024)”
My life has passed in the great sweet pain of my heart.
My heart isn’t concerned about that sorrow;
it simply recognizes and accepts it. Continue reading “My Heart (3/10/2024)”
I felt the enemy’s nonsensical talk
down deep in my heart.
I learned what he was thinking about me. Continue reading “I am the One to be Blamed (2/25/2024)”
O one who searches for an escape route,
do you think you control life?
The King is leading you.
Don’t try to make yourself more important than the King.
He is the One who turns the poor one into the King of kings
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 4, page 424.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprxpub2024), Rubai 1087, Volume 3.