You would never consider praising or loving Yourself.
But, You are so beautiful.
If You were to show Yourself,
both worlds would start fighting each other. Continue reading “Because of You (8/11/2024)”
Because of You (8/11/2024)
Tag: Heart
Good News (7/28/2024)
O lovers, good news for you!
Your separation has ended.
The time for Union has come.
Now there is only God and His Divinity. Continue reading “Good News (7/28/2024)”
The Mirror (6/23/2024)
Poor heart, you are the mirror of everything.
God has favored you with beautiful attributes,
and you act like you don’t even see them.
Such rebellion can give you nothing but headaches.
O mirror which has accepted good as bad as it reflects on you,
you don’t even know what is reflected.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 2, page 447.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (pubsummer2024), Rubai 1133, Volume 3.
Hiding (6/2/2024)
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)”
Before You are Cooked (5/26/2024)
Before you are cooked in the flames of your heart,
you are nothing but wet kindling.
Unless you tear up the body’s cloak,
the flames of Love cannot be your mentor.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 1, page 439.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (pub.2024), Rubai 1119, Volume 3.
I Have a Question (5/5/2024)
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)”
Yells and Screams (4/21/2024)
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)”
This Burning (4/14/2024)
O heart, you are under foot, always in ruins.
You leave your soul to sorrow,
getting so much pleasure from that sorrow.
This time, you have fallen into the fire and I have left you.
Maybe you will become a master through this burning.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 1, page 434.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (pub.summer 2024), Volume 3, Rubai 1104.
No Way to Escape (3/24/2024)
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)”
How Can You Look for the Unknown? (3/17/2024)
O heart, what kind of stories, what kind of adventures
are you looking for?
O heart, if you are looking for Me,
don’t you know that I am with you?
If you haven’t seen Me,
how can you look for the unknown, the unseen?
If you have seen Me, why are you still looking?
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 4, page 433.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, the Ergin Translations (pub.2024), Volume 3, Rubai 1100.