Quatrains Of Rumi – English Translation
First With A Thousand Kindness He Cherished Me,
First with a thousand kindness He cherished me, Then chastened with a thousand kinds of agony. He moved my counter as He willed in His…
I Throw It All Away
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – I Throw It All Away You play with the great globe of union, you that see everyone so clearly and cannot…
Love Is The Water Of Life
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Love Is The Water Of Life Everything other than love for the most beautiful God though it be sugar- eating. What…
O Thou Who Sittest In My Heart,
O thou who sittest in my heart, ‘Tis time to rest, and not depart; O thou who breakest every vow, ‘Tis time to break another…
Thy Face So Fair
THY face so fair Moves the world’s beauties to despair; Thy lovely brow Makes the world’s saints before Thee bow. Now I divest All qualities…
A Stone I Died
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – A Stone I Died A stone I died and rose again a plant; A plant I died and rose an animal;…
Every Heart Tonight
Every heart tonight That seeketh as the moon’s pale light Like to Venus fair Attendeth pleasure everywhere. Anguished with desire To press her lips, I…
I Was Dead
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Ode 1373 I was dead, then alive. Weeping, then laughing. The power of love came into me, and I became fierce…
My Dusty Body
My dusty body Is heaven’s light; Angels are jealous To watch my flight. Cherubim envy My purity; Before my valour All demons flee.
Save Sweet Scent Thou Bearest
SAVE sweet scent thou bearest To this street come newer, And while robe thou wearest Draw not nigh this river. Every pathway riding Hither runs…
There Lies A Desert
THERE lies a desert Past faith and infidelity In whose broad spaces My weary heart is fain to be. Who cometh thither In peace at…
Any Lifetime
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Any Lifetime Any lifetime that is spent without seeing the master Is either death in disguise or a deep sleep. The…
Ghazal Of Rumi
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Ghazal Of Rumi I was dead, then alive. Weeping, then laughing. The power of love came into me, and I became…
If I Should Die,
If I should die, I bid you carry me To where my love doth lie; There let me be. And if one kiss On my…
Love The Pathway Is
LOVE the pathway is Of God’s Messenger; Love our mother was, We the sons she bare. Mother chaste and pure, Veiled in us thou art,…
Seek, And Thou Shalt Find
Seek, and thou shalt find Another purpose in my mind; See, and thou shalt prove A fairer idol is my love. God my witness be,…
To-Night The Phantom Gay
To-night the phantom gay All radiant with glee, Sought in my body’s clay For where my heart might be. He failed to find it there;…
Any Soul That Drank The Nectar
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Any Soul That Drank The Nectar Any soul that drank the nectar of your passion was lifted. From that water of…
As The Essence That Is Mine To The All Pervading Sea,
As the essence that is mine to the all pervading sea, Turneth, all my atoms shine in sublime resplendency. On the road of Love, behold!…
For Years, Copying Other People, I Tried To Know Myself.
For years, copying other people, I tried to know myself. From within, I couldn’t decide what to do. Unable to see, I heard my name…
I Will Beguile Him With The Tongue
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – I Will Beguile Him With The Tongue Reason says, “ I will beguile him with the tongue.”; Love says, “Be silent….
Not Spring Is This;
Not spring is this; Nay, ours another season is- Back of each languorous eye Another unison doth lie. Though every bough Within the wood is…
Slave, Be Aware
SLAVE, be aware The lord of all the East is here; The glittering storm-cloud is here; Reveals his lighting-flash to thee. Whate’er thou sayst Is…
Time Bringeth Swift To End
Time bringeth swift to end The rout men keep; Death’s wolf is nigh to rend These silly sheep. See, how in pride they go With…
As The Tabor’s Throb
As the tabor’s throb Rises on the air, My hapless heart Runs its prisoner. A hidden voice From the beating drum Cries, ‘O weary soul,…
He Who Alone Did Fashion Thee In Form So Fair,
He who alone did fashion thee in form so fair, Alone will ne’er abandon thee with thy care. But, in the house of images that…
If I Weep
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – If I Weep If I weep, if I come with excuses, my beloved puts cotton wool in his ears. Every cruelty…
My Mother Was Fortune, My Father Generosity And Bounty
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – My Mother Was Fortune, My Father Generosity And Bounty My mother was fortune, my father generosity and bounty; I am joy,…
Soul, Dost Thou Know
Soul, dost thou know Who loves thee so? Knowest thou, heart, Whose host thou art? Thou seekest, clay, All roads a way; He draws thee-see…
Tonight My Way I Wend
Tonight my way I wend About the mansion of the Friend; Yea, until dawn shall glow Within His house I winding go. For so it…
At The Twilight
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – At The Twilight At the twilight, a moon appeared in the sky; Then it landed on earth to look at me….
His Music When He Played
HIS music when He played Me clapping hands He made; Lack reason fashioned me, Laughing at dignity. His heart, as now I prove, Did cause…
If Life Be Gone, Fresh Life To You
If life be gone, fresh life to you God offereth, A life eternal, to renew This life of death. The Fount of Immortality In Love…
Love Makes
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Love Makes Love makes bitter things sweet. Love turns copper to gold. With love dregs settle into clarity. With love suffering…
Soul Of The World! The Soul,
Soul of the world! The soul, The world – these things do not endure; Only the ancient love and pure, Idol and saki, this abideth…
Today Within This Place
Today within this place Is dancing to be seen Whose superhuman grace Perfection doth demean. And if of this display Thou disapproving art, Yon moon…
Beloved. Thy Remembered Grace
BELOVED. Thy remembered grace Preventeth me to view Thy face; Thy cheek hath such a lightning glow, It veileth Thy resplendent brow. The memory of…
I Am A Sculptor, A Molder Of Form
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – I Am A Sculptor, A Molder Of Form I am a sculptor, a molder of form. In every moment I shape…
I’ll Tell Thee Clear
I’ll tell thee clear A tongueless tale From every ear I woul conceal. Though I shall speak Where all is heard No ear shall take…
Nowruz
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Nowruz In my heart you are the mirthful ray You are the caring, though my companions they Happy is the world…
Such As Uncumbered Be,
Such as uncumbered be, In my mystic ecstasy This night in secret dwell With Him they love so well. Rise up and leave us, then,…
Two Nights Or Three Till Dawn, My Heart
Two nights or three till dawn, my heart, Vigil keep; The moon wakes, when the sun doth part; Do not sleep. Put down thy pail…
Ark Of Deliverance,
Ark of deliverance, From Noah our inheritance, Here sail we fast and free Amid life’s wide and whirling sea. And from that sea a plant…
I Am Part Of The Load
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – I Am Part Of The Load I am part of the load Not rightly balanced I drop off in the grass,…
Leap, Leap! For The Rhyme
Leap, leap! for the rhyme Of the soul is afoot; The sweet drum keeps time With the soft reed’s note. Sorrow’s fires of old More…
O Have No Care
O have no care; To sleep thy griefs commit; The moon is fair, Care is the veil of it. The heart’s a moon; Therein no…
The Fount Of Life, That Never Dies,
The Fount of Life, that never dies, Is but a sprinkling of Thy grace; The moon, that lightens all the skies, A pale reflection of…
What Is This Thing
What is this thing That in the form does pleasure bring, But when the form this same shall lack ‘Tis blurres and black? This thing…
Behind The Scenes
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Behind The Scenes Is it your face that adorns the garden? Is it your fragrance that intoxicates this garden? Is it…
I Am At War With The Day,
I am at war with the day, So swift it hath passed away; As swift as a torrent flows, Or a wind o’er the plain…
