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)”
No Way to Escape (3/24/2024)
Tag: Heart
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.
My Heart (3/10/2024)
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 am the One to be Blamed (2/25/2024)
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)”
Not Out There (2/4/2024)
Sometimes you get tired of living with His sorrow
and so you reject life.
Sometimes you tell His story with the ache in your heart.
Why are you turning so dizzily around the world?
The One whom you search for
is not out there, but inside of you.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 2, page 471.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Rubai 1077, Volume 3 (apprx.pub.spring2024).
Don’t Make Me Talk with You through that Curtain (1/28/2024)
Since I am the slave of the Sun,
I should talk only about the Sun.
I am not the night and don’t worship the night.
Why should I talk about dreams? Continue reading “Don’t Make Me Talk with You through that Curtain (1/28/2024)”
A Heart Full of Pearls (1/14/2024)
I have such an aspiration in my head.
Perhaps it is not a human’s head
I am in such a situation
that I am not aware of myself.
The Sultan of Love offers thousands of gifts.
All I want is to see His face. Continue reading “A Heart Full of Pearls (1/14/2024)”
The Real Sky (12/17/2023)
Lovers, keep working hard.
When you become free from the soul and flesh,
your heart will become free from the heavy burden of your body.
It will fly to the sky. Continue reading “The Real Sky (12/17/2023)”
Open a Door for Me (10/22/2023)
O my Cupbearer who adds souls to Soul,
for God’s sake, offer up a river’s full.
Pour that red wine into my drunken head. Continue reading “Open a Door for Me (10/22/2023)”
Don’t Break the Jar (8/13/2023)
O sugar lipped one, don’t break the jar.
O stonehearted one, don’t break the jar.
If you become His drunk,
you will drink wine from His hand.
But, His breath is very dangerous.
Don’t break the jar. Continue reading “Don’t Break the Jar (8/13/2023)”