I am not the man you think you know, you think you see. Even if you could see, you wouldn't recognize me. You are unable to see anything but images, because you are asleep, confused. (more…)
One Has to Be Brave (6/18/17)
One has to be alone on the way of imploring. One has to look for and embrace trouble. It is not bravery to run towards Union. One has to be brave on the day of separation. Rubailer, Page 343, Rubai #3
“Thanks to God,” You Say (5/28/17)
If you don't know me, ask the dark night about me; the night is the confidant of lovers and the witness of the crying and wailing ones. (more…)
Who Knows God? (4/30/17)
In His eyes, both worlds resemble a piece of grain in front of a rooster. The eye that has seen Greatness is like that. (more…)
We Are Drunk (2/26/17)
We have neither silk garments nor silver, but we are happy. We are content after so much fear and trouble. We are drunk on the wine of Eternal submission. This is not like a human's halfway happiness. Rubailer, Page 323, Rubai #4
The Water…Becomes the Rose (11/13/16)
When You became the Sun, the light of that universe, You rose to a dead planet. You became life. (more…)
From Words to Ecstasy (11/6/16)
The secret of Truth cannot be understood by asking questions, gathering information, or spending all of your wealth and belongings. If you haven’t cried for fifty years with bloody tears, if you haven’t burned your heart out, you will never find the way from words to ecstasy. Rubailer, Page 267, Rubai #2
Water Is Never Afraid of the Fire (9/18/16)
Love has ruined my heart. It is about time for the Sun to shine on my broken heart. That Sultan prayed for me, then He accepted His own prayer. When I heard that, I became so ashamed that I lost all control and fell to the ground. (more…)
The One… (8/28/16)
I am a slave and servant of the One who takes me to His soul, The One who makes my garden and meadow green. He shows me to the world and makes me famous in one moment, Then changes me to one without name or fame in the next. Rubailer, Page...
O Heart, What Are You Waiting For? (8/21/16)
Beloved, look at us. You are the soul of the eye's sight. How can I tell you that you took our heart? You are our heart. (more…)
I Give Everything (7/10/16)
Do not be ashamed, O hopeless lover. Come and be a person who can see things along with their Essence. Do not be the one who looks at everything, but never sees Essence. (more…)
Look at This Bright Soul (6/26/16)
Make sure of this creed: The Way of Lovers is the road that lovers walk, A way entirely opposite of others. Even their ostentations, their lies are better than other’s truths, kindnesses and favors. (more…)
How Can You Find Fault? (5/15/16)
The lover breaks his chains when he goes to the side of lovers. The one who is insane keeps turning And tears apart all his measures. (more…)
Hundreds of Lights from God’s Purse (5/1/16)
O my soul, behind the curtain of the soul, there is a secret world, a secret drinking. Behind the curtain of Absence, there are hundreds of Josephs of Canaan. (more…)
Do You Know What Love Is? (4/3/16)
O sword of time, pull out from the sheath of space. Dive into the sea like a fish. Swim this endless sea of meanings. (more…)
Thanks Are Getting Longer (3/20/16)
Even though You wear course woolen stuff, You are the King of Kings. Even though You are hidden from eyes, You are the fire in the soul, the remembrance in the heart. (more…)
Come to Us from Us (2/28/16)
Unless your soul has been intimate with this door for a long time, Unless your heart has been filled with the pain and sorrows of Love, You will never find a road to us from your self. You should give up your self and come to us from us. Rubailer,...
“Be Like Me” (2/21/16)
A moth plunging into the fire told me, "Do the same." He was burning, fluttering his wings and telling me, "Be like me." (more…)
This Is a Gift for You (2/7/16)
You are hiding your heart from me, pretending you don't know anything about it. You are mixing up words and all the letters of the alphabet as if you don't know how to write. (more…)
I Am Out of My Self (1/24/16)
I want to boil the kettle of the soul, spread bloody foam. I want to say the words of the two universes in one breath, in one effort. (more…)
That Is Enough for You (1/17/16)
You and His trouble, O heart, that is enough for you. If you have fallen into the trouble of Love, the soul becomes a servant and slave for you. Once you drink a glass of wine from His hand, You won’t give a dime for a thousand kingdoms. Ergin, Rubailar,...
Dive for the Pearls (1/10/16)
O stone-hearted one, turn the soul into a sea full of pearls. O, the hair of the Beloved looks like night; Create dawn in the middle of the night. (more…)
Someone Is Hidden Here (12/13/15)
Someone is hidden here, holding my skirt. He bends backward and grabs my hair, keeps pulling me. (more…)
We Would Be Annihilated (10/18/15)
Your kindness comes after sorrow, every time, every moment. Otherwise, no one could withstand this suffering. (more…)
You Are Still Alive (10/11/15)
You are satisfied, but I haven't had enough of this drink. I am annihilated, but you are still alive. The millstone turns and cries quietly As long as water flows through the canal. Ergin, Rubailer, V. 1, Page 432