Weekly Poems

The One… (8/28/16) I am a slave and servant of the One who takes me to His soul, The One who makes my garden and meadow green. He shows me to the world and makes me famous in one moment, Then changes me to one without name or fame in the More...

O Heart, What Are You Waiting For? (8/21/16) Beloved, look at us. You are the soul of the eye’s sight. How can I tell you that you took our heart? You are our heart.       Souls rejoice when you put our heart under your feet. When you wound us More...

A Lover’s Heart (8/14/16) Sorrow that wouldn’t dare come close to the hearts of lovers Revolves around cold, frozen people. There is such a giant sea inside a lover’s heart That its waves make the sky turn around. Rubailer, Page 201, Rubai #2 More...

If you want the moon, if you want the sun, Here is the moon; here is the sun. Now if you want early dawn to come, Here is the early dawn.   O Joseph of Canaan, O soul of Solomon, If you want the crown and belt, Here is the More...

“You Can’t Reach Union” (7/31/16) I am a slave and servant of that Beloved who is not bored, not disgusted. I have nothing to do with the others. “You are dreaming. You cannot reach Union,” they say. But, nothing reflects on the surface of muddy water. Rubailer, Page 218, Rubai #3 More...

Exaltation and Instigation (7/24/16) I catch Your fragrance from the tall symmetry of the cypress. I almost see the color of Your face in the moon.   Every sugarcane comes to Your temple to wear the belt of service. Every bit of sugar comes to be a servant in Your halva. More...

Drink Love’s Sherbet (7/17/16) Don’t let troubles grab your skirt, Or all the anxieties of the world will gather around you. Leave before God’s order is carried out; Before the Angel of Death closes your mouth, drink Love’s sherbet day and night. Rubailer, Page 217, Rubai #2 More...

I Give Everything (7/10/16) Do not be ashamed, O hopeless lover. Come and be a person who can see things along with their Essence. Do not be the one who looks at everything, but never sees Essence.     O one who is only in love with Him, learn this from More...

The Alchemy of Non-being (7/3/16) What could a scorpion do to one who drinks Your sherbet? How could poison affect me when I have reached Your sugar lips? You are the alchemy of Non-being. How lucky is that man who is maturing in Your fire. Rubailer, Page 210, Rubai #2 More...

Look at This Bright Soul (6/26/16) Make sure of this creed: The Way of Lovers is the road that lovers walk, A way entirely opposite of others. Even their ostentations, their lies are better than other’s truths, kindnesses and favors.   There is nothing impossible for the lover. Even his More...