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If You Really Want to Know (5/22/2022)
Category: quatrain (rubai)
Do Not Bother with the Foam (5/8/2022)
When every day infamy spreads over an entire age,
the one who becomes famous is not a courageous man.
If you are looking for a pearl, dive deep into the ocean.
Do not bother with the foam on the shore.
Rubailer (2016), rubai 3, page 186.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx.pub. 10/2022), rubai 373, volume 1.
You Used to Live in the Sky (4/24/2022)
You used to live in the sky,
used to think you belonged to that world, pure and clean.
Then, you drew your picture on the Earth,
got stuck in this dirty place and forgot your origin.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 398.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx. pub. 10/2022), Rubai 848, Volume 2.
Why Are We So Conceited? (4/10/2022)
We are toys of God’s omnipotence.
He has all the wealth and power.
We are just poor, helpless creatures.
Why are we so conceited?
We are all fellow servants of His palace
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 4, page 403.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx.pub. 10/2022), Rubai 851, volume 2.
A Slave of Troubles (3/27/2022)
You were our playmate. What has happened to you?
This is the assembly of souls.
Why are you silenced and petrified?
Before, you were like the iris or cypress, free from sorrows.
Now, after becoming rich and famous,
you are a slave of troubles.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 1, page 399.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx. pub. 10/2022), Rubai 847, volume 2.
Try to See the Honey (3/13/2022)
Don’t look at me as if I am a stranger.
I am close to you.
Try to see the honey and not just the bees.
Unless you are Satan, look for the meaning of Adam.
Don’t bother with his shape and size.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 4, page 375.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx. pub. 5/2022), Rubai 826, Volume 2.
Concealed (2/27/2022)
Know that the Beloved is concealed from everyone.
The Beloved cannot be conceived
by even the strongest imagination.
Yet, He shines like a moon in my heart
and mixes with my body like a soul.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 1, page 374.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx. pub. 5/2022), Rubai 820, volume 2.
In Love with Love (2/13/2022)
I am in love with Love.
Love is always with me.
My body is in love with my soul.
My soul is always with my body.
Sometimes I hug Love with my arms.
Sometimes Love hugs me.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 4, page 374.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (approx. pub. 5/2022), Rubai 823, volume 2.
Choose the Trouble of Love (1/30/2022)
Choose the trouble of Love over all other troubles.
I don’t know any better way to reach the Beloved.
Don’t worry if you don’t have wealth and possessions.
Worry if you don’t have troubles.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 366.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (approx pub. 5/22), Volume 2, Rubai 804.
This is the Time of War (1/16/2022)
Put on your arms. This is the time of war, O soul.
It is getting late. Don’t hesitate.
This world is nothing but a colorful show. Give it up, O soul.
There is a cat and mouse fight on every corner, O soul.
Rubailer (2016), Rubai 2, page 362.
The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx .pub. 5/22), Rubai 792, volume 2.