This Love puts a tray on top of His head
and walks around from street to street, yelling,
“Wherever there is death, I will give life,”
adding, “No cheating, no deceit.” Continue reading “Get to Know Me (10/25/2026)”
Get to Know Me (10/25/2026)
Tag: The Journey
Our Being Comes from Your Being (10/11/2026)
O lovers, lovers, the time for Union has come.
A voice is heard from the sky, saying,
“O Moon-faced ones, get ready.” Continue reading “Our Being Comes from Your Being (10/11/2026)”
Like Sad Lovers Crying (9/27/2026)
O rainy season, like sad lovers crying
because of the absence of our beloved ones,
pour your rain on our friends. Continue reading “Like Sad Lovers Crying (9/27/2026)”
Don’t Think It is All Just Play (9/13/2025)
A wayward, amiable friend had became insane.
His cup had fallen from the roof. His secret had became known.
Here, look: Once he was sent to the lunatic asylum. Continue reading “Don’t Think It is All Just Play (9/13/2025)”
His Light Shines inside of this Storm (8/30/2026)
I told the Beloved yesterday, “O, peerless Beauty,
even the moon in the sky has become jealous of You and has folded in two.” Continue reading “His Light Shines inside of this Storm (8/30/2026)”
Grow Your Wings (8/16/2026)
His image in your heart offers endless favors,
just so you won’t look anywhere else. Continue reading “Grow Your Wings (8/16/2026)”
That Place You Know So Well (7/5/2026)
O One who rides the horse of eternity and is leaving this temporary monastery,
You know Your way.
You’re going to that place You know so well. Continue reading “That Place You Know So Well (7/5/2026)”
Chain of Saints (6/28/2026)
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.
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)”
Hidden (6/7/2026)
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)”