O Sultan of our body and soul!
O One who makes us sometimes smile, sometimes grimace,
O One who puts salve on the eyes of our body and soul! Continue reading “Sometimes (10/20/2024)”
Sometimes (10/20/2024)
Tag: The Journey
The Time of Union Has Come (10/6/2024)
Assume I am a thorn, a bad one.
But, the thorn and rose go together.
When a jeweler weighs gold,
he puts barley as a weight on the other side of the scale. Continue reading “The Time of Union Has Come (10/6/2024)”
Maybe You Will Get to Know Us (9/22/2024)
O friend, if you do good to others,
you better yourself a hundred times over.
Even if you turn your face this way,
maybe you will get to know Us. Continue reading “Maybe You Will Get to Know Us (9/22/2024)”
How Long? (9/8/2024)
For some time, I have been left on this journey
with the sound of, “start the journey,” to keep me going.
For some time, I have lived with the word, “go,”
but I have lost the location of my tent. Continue reading “How Long? (9/8/2024)”
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)”
One Moment for Me (7/21/2024)
When my Essence turns into a sea of infinity,
the faces of my particles shine.
I burn like a candle on the way of Love
so that all moments can become one moment for me.
Rubailer (2026), Rubai 1, page 31
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Volume 3 Rubai 1153, page 123.
The Music is Inside of You (7/14/2024)
The Beloved pulled my ear and said,
“You are Ours tonight.”
Yes, O Beautiful One,
but appear to me. Where are You? Continue reading “The Music is Inside of You (7/14/2024)”
Pure Gold (6/30/2024)
You are a Joseph in beauty.
Break the jar of beauty.
Use your breath like Jesus.
You are from that same air. Continue reading “Pure Gold (6/30/2024)”
The Land of Truth (5/19/2024)
Hey, night guard, what kind of guard are you anyway?
A thief stole all of our belongings last night.
Slap cold water on your face.
Yell and scream.
Our gains became a loss because of your sleep. Continue reading “The Land of Truth (5/19/2024)”
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)”