Who Has… (11/3/19) Who has seen a trace of that charmer? In whose house is that full moon hidden? Who has seen without eyes His Beauty? Who has seen that world beyond this one? Show me the One with the bow who throws arrows at the soul. More...
He Tells What He Sees (10/27/19) O mortal, this is the Master of all the East. This is the lightning from the cloud which scatters pearls. Whatever you say is based on reasoning alone, whereas He tells what he sees, and that is the difference. Rubailer (2016), Rubai #4, page More...
Two Opposite Bits of News (10/27/19) A smile explains Your kindness. Crying is a complaint about Your grief. These two opposite bits of news which are discussed in this world are about the same Beloved. His benevolence deceives the ignorant one so much that he doesn’t think about More...
That is the Sacrifice (10/13/19) O heart, here you are, sitting in the middle of His sorrow. To suffer is the cure. Do not complain. That is the order. When you step on the head of your desire, your dog-self will be suffocated. That is the sacrifice. Rubailer (2016), Rubai #1, More...
Look at Souls (10/6/19) Clean souls ascend to the sky. Turbid souls descend to the valley, are buried in the ground. Open the eye of your soul and look at souls. How did they get here? What happens to them? Where and how do they go? Since you More...
The Beloved is Inside of You (9/29/19) O one who has been deceived by flesh, who doesn’t know His own essence, put your mind in your head. The Beloved is inside of you. Senses are the essence of the body. The essence of your senses is your soul. If you go beyond More...
The Only Way to Reach Eternity (9/22/19) Every moment, Your kindness follows after sorrow. If this were not so, no one could stand this suffering. Make me constantly drunk with the wine which gives no hangover. I don’t want any other wine. We are the reed bed, He More...
Not for Everyone (9/15/19) Not everyone looks for You. Nor do You ask that everyone does. Not every mill wheel turns by the water coming from Your river. Drawing a strong, tight bow is not for everyone. For that, one has to be a hero. Rubailer (2016), Rubai #2, page More...
“Why Don’t You Come, Too?” (9/8/19) “O heart,” I said, “why are you like this? How long will you be hanging around Love? My heart answered, “Why don’t you come, too? Wouldn’t it be nice if you came and tasted the pleasure of Love? “If you knew the More...
Since we see others, we are not one anymore. We are in the business of the many. We identify good and bad, and that is where the trouble starts. A heart which has not reached ecstasy will keep getting kicked by the other. Rubailer (2016), Rubai #3, page 64. More...