From the Heart (1/5/2025)

From the Heart (1/5/2025)

This clay body of mine is the glass for the heart.

My best thought is merely the raw wine of the heart.

A tiny grain of knowledge is nothing but a trap for the heart.

I am saying these words, but they come from the heart.

The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations, Volume 3, rubai 1235, page 164.

Within You (1/1/2023)

Within You (1/1/2023)

You are a copy of the Divine Book.

You are the mirror of the Sultan’s art, beauty and power.

There is nothing in the universe beyond you.

Whatever you want, ask yourself to give it to you.

Whatever you are looking for, search for it within you.

Rubailer (2016), Rubai 2, page 441.

The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx.pub.7/2023), Rubai 924, volume 2.