O humans who are better than the Moon and moonlight,
you have been created from water and mud,
but you are better than that!
Why are you stuck in the mud?
O drunks of the tavern, you are submerged in a whirlpool.
Why do you sleep day and night? Wake up!
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Volume 4, rubai 1497, page 62.
O sultan, are you remembering the throne?
Are you remembering the Sultan of sultans?
O imperial tent, your flaps have been dancing.
Are you remembering that the wind
can change you from one form to another?
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Volume 4, rubai 1494, page 60.
His image in your heart offers endless favors,
just so you won’t look anywhere else. Continue reading “Grow Your Wings (8/16/2026)”
O gentle hearts who are sowing the seeds of loyalty
and scattering pearls of joy on black soil,
wherever you are, you know my situation.
Please, don’t leave me in the land of separation!
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Volume 4, rubai 1493, page 60.
When you fall in Love and become crazy-insane,
you will be tied to the chain of saints.
Today, you are deprived of that chain,
because you are immersed in life and sober.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Volume 4, rubai 1479, page 53.
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)”
O One who gives ecstasy to the soul without a wine cup,
an ecstasy even better than eternal drunkenness!
Come, if only for one moment.
Give us our blessing,
that moment which is clean of everything, including cleanness.
How long must we wait for that unique moment? Continue reading “Hidden (6/7/2026)”
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.
It’s impossible to have such a Moon in this world.
Concede it, O heart, concede.
You’re threatening me with a fight? Let’s fight! Continue reading “O Soul, Become Drunk Here (5/10/2026)”
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)”