The Beloved you’ve lost
…but you’ve chained me down stolen away my heart leaving yourself behind now i’ve lost my way my soul restless and head twisted all…
I am the call of Love — Rumi
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You whispered in my ears like early spring: “I am the call of Love, can you hear me in the full grasses, in…
I am a child of love
I profess the religion of love, Love is my religion and my faith. My mother is love My father is love My prophet is…
Without Love…
What a moving quatrain by Rumi Without love, all worship is a burden, all dancing is a chore, all music is mere noise. All…
Lovers have nothing to do with existence
The lover’s food is the love of the bread; no bread need be at hand: no one who is sincere in his love is…
Rumi – Guest House
This being human is a guest house Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an…
the two insomnias
“When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep. Praise God for those two…
I am enslaved to fate, of all else say no more – Rumi
” I am enslaved to fate, of all else say no more With a sweet tongue speak, else I plea say no more Speak…
On the bank of the river
On the bank of the river, water is grudged by that one alone who is blind to the flowing stream. ~~~~~~~~~~ Bar lab-e ju…
When you dance
Sunlight’s interpretation of Rumi’s Quatrain 784: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When you dance the whole universe dances. What a wonder, I’ve looked and now I cannot look…
Sources of nourishment
The heart eats a particular food from every companion; the heart receives a particular nourishment from every single piece of knowledge. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Del ze…
His form has passed away and he has become a mirror (Rumi)
Sunlight has recently offered two versions/translations of Rumi’s Mathnawi story of the dervish Bayazid Bestami ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BESTAMI That magnificent dervish, Bayazid Bestami, came to…
This thirst in our souls
No sound of clapping comes from only one hand. The thirsty man is moaning, “O delicious water!” The water is calling, “Where is the…
I become like a pen
Ghazal 2530 from the Diwan-e Shams, in a version by Coleman Barks, in translation by Annemarie Schimmel, and in translation by A.J. Arberry: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~…
I have returned, like the new year (Rumi)
I am posting Sunlight translations of Rumi’s Ghazal (Ode) 1375, from “Diwan-e-Shamsi” (“The Collection of Shams”), rendered by Nader Khalili, and Prof. William Chittick:…
Who is looking out?
Who sees inside from outside? Who finds hundreds of mysteries even where minds are deranged? See through his eyes what he sees. Who then…
Iqbal – The Universal Reformer
It takes thousands of year for a genious of the highest class to be born. Iqbal believed in habitual vision of greatness. He had…
Enthralled only by love
whenever you meet someone deep drunk yet full of wisdom be aware and watch this person is enthralled only by love anytime you see…
I never knew it
By day I praised you And never knew it. By night I stayed with you And never knew it. I always thought that I…
Let’s adore one another
come on sweetheart let’s adore one another before there is no more of you and me a mirror tells the truth look at your…