A heart-catching smell has come from the sky,
saving every tired, broken-hearted prey from the trap of the flesh. Continue reading “Once You Reach the Beloved (8/2/2026)”
Once You Reach the Beloved (8/2/2026)
Tag: Annihilation
Ordinary and Forgotten (7/26/2026)
My face was very pale before today.
My heart was crying, crying, crying.
I was crazy like that lover Majnun.
But, something just happened to me.
Now everything in the past
has become ordinary and forgotten.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Volume 4, rubai 1491, page 59.
Saved from the Sword of Death (7/19/2026)
Sounds are coming from the sky every moment, but no one hears them
except the Ones who are in a state of ecstasy.
O one who bends his head down like a donkey,
drink less of this water, eat less of this grass.
For one moment, lift your head up. Maybe you will see a sign or bit of proof. Continue reading “Saved from the Sword of Death (7/19/2026)”
Maybe You Will Get to Know Us (6/21/2026)
O friend, if you do good to others, you will better yourself a hundred times over.
Even if you turn your face the other way,
maybe you will get to know Us. Continue reading “Maybe You Will Get to Know Us (6/21/2026)”
You Became Him After All (6/14/2026)
You sang melodies with the Love of Eternity
and became ignorant and stunned by the confusion of Love.
You saved yourself from sorrows
by dying before your death.
You talked so much about His grief
that you became Him after all.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Volume 4, rubai 1468, page 47.
My Own Value (5/17/2026)
If I had known my own value,
I would not have fooled around with this dirty world.
I would have emptied myself from self and ascended quickly.
I would have raised my head above the ninth level of the sky
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Volume 4, rubai 1456, page 41.
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?” Continue reading “What’s the Purpose? (4/12/2026)”
If They Reach You… (12/28/2025)
If the rose with its beauty and the jasmine with its fine three petals
see Your face,
if they reach You,
they all grow so big, so beautiful. Continue reading “If They Reach You… (12/28/2025)”
Take the Weight from Me (11/16/2025)
O my Beloved, O my Beloved!
O One who doesn’t know mercy!
O my charmer, the One who took my heart!
O my confidant, the One who relieves my grief! Continue reading “Take the Weight from Me (11/16/2025)”
Maybe You Will Get to Know Us (8/17/2025)
O friend, if you do good to others,
you better yourself a hundred times.
Even if you turn your face in this way,
maybe you will get to know Us. Continue reading “Maybe You Will Get to Know Us (8/17/2025)”