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)
Category: Gazel (longer poem)
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)”
Confide in Me (8/18/2024)
Look at my business, my occupation;
I have none.
I never reach out to others;
You are the only One. Continue reading “Confide in Me (8/18/2024)”
Because of You (8/11/2024)
You would never consider praising or loving Yourself.
But, You are so beautiful.
If You were to show Yourself,
both worlds would start fighting each other. Continue reading “Because of You (8/11/2024)”
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)”
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)”
Isn’t That True or False? (6/16/2024)
At the time of evening prayers,
everyone lights their candle and sets their table.
Yet, I put the Beloved’s image in front of me.
I cry and yell with sorrow and longing. Continue reading “Isn’t That True or False? (6/16/2024)”