I am Yours (7/31/2022)
Category: quatrain (rubai), Rumi Poetry
O my God, don’t leave me in the hands of this unreliable, despicable self. Don’t make me agree with anyone but You. I run to You from deceits, troubles, from my self. I am Yours. Don’t give my self back to me. Rubailer (2016), Rubai 3, page 413. The Rubaiyat of More...
A beautiful moon has appeared to me, shining so brightly. How nice that the Almighty created Him! He has joined with my soul and given me more life. Today, thanks to Him, more greatness and exaltation come from me. Even if this Love consumes me and turns me More...
We are the mirror, and we are the face of the mirror. We are the drunk of the glass of immortality. We are the pain. We are the panacea. We are the water of life. We are the water carrier. Rubailer (2015), Rubai 1, page 413. The Rubaiyat of Rumi, More...
When you are sober, the Beloved seems like a thorn to you. When you are drunk and out of your self, you see that the Beloved is your greatest helper. When you are sober, you are prey to the fly. When you are drunk, even the elephant becomes your More...
Although you are all slaves behind this curtain, once you get out, you will all be sultans. Love’s Water of Life says, “Die here. Then, you will become immortal.” Rubailer (2016), rubai 4, page 412 The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin Translations (apprx.pub. 10/2022), rubai 872, volume 2. More...
Listen to My Straight Talk (6/26/2022) When my soul becomes a mirror to the secrets, I can remain silent, yet cannot help but to know them. I run from flesh. I am frightened by soul. Yet I swear, I don’t belong to either of them. O one More...
Rumi´s Poetry
Category: Uncategorized
When One Takes a Closer Look (6/19/2022) The space is vast, but no one comes forward. No one stands out. The state of affairs of this world is not what one thinks. On the surface, some people look like saints. But, when one takes a closer look, not a single More...
Enough! (6/12/2022)
Category: Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry
Enough! (6/12/2022) Man makes plans and takes appropriate measures, but he doesn’t know his fate. Once God enters the scene, all his plans and measures disappear. Man thinks, but his sight is limited. He uses all his cunning, but he is far from being Godly. If he is More...
The Wings of Love (6/5/2022) When Love came into my heart, it couldn’t withstand Love’s fire. My heart was totally annihilated. It lost the power of its own bird-like wings and flew away on the wings of Love. Rubailer (2016), Rubai 1, page 409. The Rubaiyat of Rumi, The Ergin More...