The space is vast, but no one comes forward. No one stands out.
The state of affairs of this world is not what one thinks.
On the surface, some people look like saints.
But, when one takes a closer look,
not a single sign of true faith can be seen in any of them.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 412.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx pub 10/2022), Rubai 871, volume 2.
When Love came into my heart,
it couldn’t withstand Love’s fire.
My heart was totally annihilated.
It lost the power of its own bird-like wings
and flew away on the wings of Love.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 1, page 409.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (approx. pub. 10/2022), Rubai 866, volume 2.
If you really want to know
the essence of insanity on the way of Love,
ask me. Continue reading “If You Really Want to Know (5/22/2022)”
When every day infamy spreads over an entire age,
the one who becomes famous is not a courageous man.
If you are looking for a pearl, dive deep into the ocean.
Do not bother with the foam on the shore.
Rubailer (2016), rubai 3, page 186.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx.pub. 10/2022), rubai 373, volume 1.
You used to live in the sky,
used to think you belonged to that world, pure and clean.
Then, you drew your picture on the Earth,
got stuck in this dirty place and forgot your origin.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 398.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx. pub. 10/2022), Rubai 848, Volume 2.
We are toys of God’s omnipotence.
He has all the wealth and power.
We are just poor, helpless creatures.
Why are we so conceited?
We are all fellow servants of His palace
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 4, page 403.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx.pub. 10/2022), Rubai 851, volume 2.
You were our playmate. What has happened to you?
This is the assembly of souls.
Why are you silenced and petrified?
Before, you were like the iris or cypress, free from sorrows.
Now, after becoming rich and famous,
you are a slave of troubles.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 1, page 399.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx. pub. 10/2022), Rubai 847, volume 2.
Don’t look at me as if I am a stranger.
I am close to you.
Try to see the honey and not just the bees.
Unless you are Satan, look for the meaning of Adam.
Don’t bother with his shape and size.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 4, page 375.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx. pub. 5/2022), Rubai 826, Volume 2.
Know that the Beloved is concealed from everyone.
The Beloved cannot be conceived
by even the strongest imagination.
Yet, He shines like a moon in my heart
and mixes with my body like a soul.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 1, page 374.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx. pub. 5/2022), Rubai 820, volume 2.
I am in love with Love.
Love is always with me.
My body is in love with my soul.
My soul is always with my body.
Sometimes I hug Love with my arms.
Sometimes Love hugs me.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 4, page 374.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (approx. pub. 5/2022), Rubai 823, volume 2.
Choose the trouble of Love over all other troubles.
I don’t know any better way to reach the Beloved.
Don’t worry if you don’t have wealth and possessions.
Worry if you don’t have troubles.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 366.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (approx pub. 5/22), Volume 2, Rubai 804.
Put on your arms. This is the time of war, O soul.
It is getting late. Don’t hesitate.
This world is nothing but a colorful show. Give it up, O soul.
There is a cat and mouse fight on every corner, O soul.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 2, page 362.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx .pub. 5/22), Rubai 792, volume 2.
There is a place where neither I nor space exists.
I ran there following my heart to find my soul.
Then, I lost my self and time.
Now for me, neither this nor that remains.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 359.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx. pub. 5/22), Rubai 787, Volume 2.
O my Beloved, accept me. Take my soul.
Let me pass through both worlds.
If I settle down with anything other than You,
throw me into the fire and burn that thing.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 353.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx. pub. 5/2022), Rubai 761, Volume 2)
My soul is in the heart of the people who remain always soul.
They are like roses, knowing nothing but kindness.
Everyone has some content.
We are like chips of gold. They are like gold mines.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 358.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx. pub. 5/2022), Rubai 783, Volume 2.
O One who kneaded my hands and feet from mud
and gave senses and mind to my body,
O Moon, enlighten my eyes and heart.
Take me into Your arms.
My soul, which chews Your sugar, is crying and wailing for You.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 355.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (approx. pub. 5/2022), Rubai 762, Volume 2.
When the enemy heard about the Sun of Absence,
he made plans to cut it down.
That Sun rose, sat and watched.
The enemy looked everywhere, but could not see Him.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 351.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Rubai 757, Volume 2.
Once I was a child and followed teachers.
Next, I was content watching the faces of my friends.
But, see what happened at the end of my story:
I came like a cloud and left with the wind.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 2, page 351.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, (apprx. pub. 5/2022), Rubai 754, Volume 2.
We have neither silk garments nor silver, but we are happy.
In trouble and fear, we are content.
We are drunk on the wine of eternal submission.
This is not like your halfway happiness.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 343
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (approx. pub. 5/2022), Rubai 732, Volume 2
Your soul is a guest of your body for only a couple of days.
Yet, you have become so attached to this Earth
that you don’t want to listen when I talk about death.
Your soul is longing for that mansion –
that “death before death.”*
Unfortunately, your body’s donkey
has fallen asleep in the middle of the road.
*Total destruction of the self before the death of the body.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 2, page 80.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (approx. pub. date 3/2022), Rubai 108, Volume 1.
We keep turning like the sky in our longing for the Moon.
Only God knows our business.
Considering all the things which are happening in this world,
we wonder how smart people can keep their minds in their heads.
Yet, they wonder about our exuberance.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai #1, page 335.
The Rubais of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (pub. approx. 5/22), Rubai 721, volume 2.
We are the treasure of God’s secrets.
We are the endless ocean full of pearls.
We are the space between the Moon and the fish.
We are the One who sits on the throne of the Sultan.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai #2, page 339.
A Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (tent. pub. 12/2021)
Rubai #719, Volume 2.
I thought I could control the dog of my selfishness
by putting on him the chain of repentance.
Although he is getting tired and old,
whenever he sees a carcass,
he breaks the chain and attacks.
What can I do with this dog?
Rubailer (2016), Rubai #2, page 338.
A Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (tent. pub. 12/21), Rubai 717, Volume 2.
I became exuberant when that pearl emerged in me.
I was turned into a rough sea by that storm.
I revealed the secrets of the ocean,
secrets shaken out with thunder.
Then, I slept on the shore like an empty cloud.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 2, page 329.
A Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (tent. pub. 12/1/2021), Volume 2, Rubai 696.
I stopped over at a tavern one day.
There, I started to tear my patched-up body-cloak into pieces.
While everyone else was busy with their own affairs,
I was busy destroying my self, trying to find Me.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 326.
A Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (tentative pub. date 12/1/21), Vol. 2 of 4, Rubai 691.
Once this Love arrived, all other loves disappeared.
Because of my longing for You,
I was burned and turned into ashes.
My ashes scattered and disappeared.
Then, they came back, forming thousands of shapes again.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 220.
A Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translation, Volume 1 (pub. Nov. 2021), Rubai 430.
When I was drinking wine in Your tavern one day,
I ripped off this cloak of mine, this cloak made of clay.
In Your now-ruined tavern,
I saw the harmony in its workings
and in the workings of the universe.
There was such balance of creation and destruction.
I was amazed.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 2, page 326.
A Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (November 2021), Rubai 692 (Volume 2)
I have twisted and wriggled like a snake
because of someone’s charms.
I have been curled up like the hair of the Beloved.
By God, I don’t know what kind of twist that is.
All I know is that suffering annihilates me,
carrying me from existence to Nothingness.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai #2, page 318.
A Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translation (pub. 11/2021), Rubai 673, vol. 2.
On the way to Love, each lover must either annihilate himself
or give up his life in death.
Some say,
“Love’s goal is to drink water from the Fountain of Life.”
These are just empty words, O lover, just empty words.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai #3, page 226.
A Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translation (pub. 11/2021)
Endure your pain quietly. I am your remedy.
Don’t look at anyone except Me,
because I am your true friend.
Even if I kill you, don’t say, “I have been killed.”
Instead, be grateful,
because I am the compensation for your life.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai #3, page 307
A Rubaiyat of Rumi/The Ergin Translation (Nov. 2021), Rubai 654