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 More...
Union and Separation (9/11/16) The one who ties the untied knot again Is laughing at himself as well as the world. They talk about union and separation. But, one cannot be united until he is separated. Rubailer, Page 226, Rubai #2 More...
It Is Worth It Today (9/4/16) It has been like an entire life for us to have seen Your face since early dawn. Today, Your beautiful face has become even more beautiful. How nicely You catch our heart. You have a different beauty on Your face today. Whatever that More...
The One… (8/28/16)
Category: quatrain (rubai), Rumi Poetry
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 More...
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. Souls rejoice when you put our heart under your feet. When you wound us More...
A Lover’s Heart (8/14/16)
Category: quatrain (rubai), Rumi Poetry
A Lover’s Heart (8/14/16) Sorrow that wouldn’t dare come close to the hearts of lovers Revolves around cold, frozen people. There is such a giant sea inside a lover’s heart That its waves make the sky turn around. Rubailer, Page 201, Rubai #2 More...
If You Want … (8/7/16)
Category: Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry
If you want the moon, if you want the sun, Here is the moon; here is the sun. Now if you want early dawn to come, Here is the early dawn. O Joseph of Canaan, O soul of Solomon, If you want the crown and belt, Here is the More...
“You Can’t Reach Union” (7/31/16) I am a slave and servant of that Beloved who is not bored, not disgusted. I have nothing to do with the others. “You are dreaming. You cannot reach Union,” they say. But, nothing reflects on the surface of muddy water. Rubailer, Page 218, Rubai #3 More...
Exaltation and Instigation (7/24/16) I catch Your fragrance from the tall symmetry of the cypress. I almost see the color of Your face in the moon. Every sugarcane comes to Your temple to wear the belt of service. Every bit of sugar comes to be a servant in Your halva. More...
Drink Love’s Sherbet (7/17/16) Don’t let troubles grab your skirt, Or all the anxieties of the world will gather around you. Leave before God’s order is carried out; Before the Angel of Death closes your mouth, drink Love’s sherbet day and night. Rubailer, Page 217, Rubai #2 More...