Quatrains Of Rumi – English Translation
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…
Last Night My Soul Cried O Exalted Sphere Of Heaven
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Last Night My Soul Cried O Exalted Sphere Of Heaven Last night my soul cried, “O exalted sphere of Heaven, you…
O Friend, In Friendship We Thy Faithful Comrades Be
O Friend, in friendship we Thy faithful comrades be; Wherever Thou dost lay Thy foot, we are Thy clay. Can it be law, indeed, in…
The Cry Of Thy Throat
The cry of thy throat Is the trumpet’s note, The clarion clear Filling hearts with fear. Be loud thy call, Until prostrate fall Proud emperor,…
Wherever I Lay Down My Head
Wherever I lay down my head, There He alone is worshipes; I humbly kneel before His face, Fulfiling and transcending space. The nightingale, the garden…
Bu Just Confess
Bu just confess In love is ample righteousness; The fault lies in Thyself, that thou art prone to sin. If thou dost claim For human…
He Whose Beauty Fair
He whose beauty fair Moves angels to amaze Came at morning air Upon my heart to gaze. Tears upon my sighs He wept, till morn…
Let Go Of Your Worries
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Let Go Of Your Worries Let go of your worries and be completely clear-hearted, like the face of a mirror that…
O Mind, Be Gone!
O MIND, be gone! Here is not mindful anyone; Though thou be shrunken as a hair, For thee no room is there. Behold the day!…
The Man Of God
The Man Of GOD By Maulana Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi Balkhi The man of GOD is drunken without wine, The man of GOD is full without…
When The Soul Doth Smart,
When the soul doth smart, And can the same rehearse, Singing from the heart Shall all its grief disperse. See, the wondrous rose That in…
Defeated By Love
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Defeated By Love The sky was lit by the splendor of the moon So powerful I fell to the ground Your…
I Saw In A Dream
I saw in a dream A saki fair, In his hands the gleam Of the goblet there. To his ghost I said ‘As His slave…
Let Me Be Mad
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Let Me Be Mad O incomparable Giver of life, cut reason loose at last! Let it wander grey-eyed from vanity to…
O Love
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – O Love O Love, O pure deep Love, be here, be now, Be all – worlds dissolve into your stainless endless…
The Lovely Boy
The lovely boy Who was our circle’s joy Hath quit our mysteries; I know not where he is. A cypress tall Is he, stately withal;…
‘who Lifteth Up, The Spirit,
‘Who lifteth up, the spirit, Say, who is he? ‘Who gave in the beginning This life to me. ‘Who hoodeth, like a falcon’s, A while…
Do Not Weep
”On the day I die, when I am being carried toward the grave, do not weep Don’t say, He is gone! He is gone! death…
I See So Deeply Within Myself
========================== Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – I See So Deeply Within Myself I see so deeply within myself. Not needing my eyes, I can see everything…
In The Waters Of Purity
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – In The Waters Of Purity In the waters of purity, I melted like salt Neither blasphemy, nor faith, nor conviction, nor…
O What Is This
O WHAT is this That is the circle’s bliss, And ah! the heart’s perdition When it is gone It cometh so, Unseen, and goeth let…
The Hour Is Late; And We Alack! Are On A Sea
The hour is late; and we alack! are on a sea, Where, in distraction sore, we seek the unseen shore. Night; in the cloud swept…
Within Thy Soul A Soul Doth Dwell
Within thy soul a soul doth dwell Go, seek it well! Within thy mountain is mine Get it for thine. The Sufi seek as he…
Death’s Angel Cries
Death’s Angel cries When the lute is played; Our hearts arise Living from the dead. These passions deep That were drowned and died Like fishes…
I Said To The Reed
I said to the reed ‘Whose sinful deed, Though tongueless, now Lamentest thou?’ The reed replied ‘His sweet lip denied, While I shall live I…
Lord, What A Beloved Is Mine!
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Lord, What A Beloved Is Mine! Lord, what a Beloved is mine! I have a sweet quarry; I possess in my…
Radiant Is The Moon Thy Brow;
Radiant is the moon thy brow; Night is fallen; sleep not now, But like heaven’s turning sphere Wheel into our circle here. Lo, our vigil’s…
This Heaven, And These Skies
This heaven, and these skies, The farthest boundary of mine eyes, In the controlling hands of God Are lighter than a rod. Each raindrop, every…
Yea, Idol Fair
Yea, idol fair; Too small pretext was there, Till sleep came down And stole thee from thy own. O softly sleep; But I, till dawn…
Did I Not Say To You
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Did I Not Say To You Did I not say to you, “Go not there, for I am your friend; in…
I Have Fallen Into Unconsciousness
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – I Have Fallen Into Unconsciousness I have got out of my own control, I have fallen into unconsciousness; in my utter…
Listen, While The Lute Doth Play
Listen, while the lute doth play; Knowest thou what it would say? ‘Hither, hither come with me, I will show the road to thee. ‘Erring,…
Rain Fell On The Head
Rain fell on the head Of a man of passion, Feel in such a fashion To his house he fled. Clapping wings, the swan ‘Pour…
This Drunkenness Of Mine
This drunkenness of mine Is of no crimson wine; My wine doth not pass Except in passion’s glass. O friend, was it thy will With…
A Mote Am I,
A mote am I, Thou my shining sun; Of grief I die, Thou my cure alone. To Thee I fly On no wing upborne- A…
Bring Wine
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Bring Wine 216 Bring wine, for I am suffering crop sickness from the vintage; God has seized me, and I am…
I Have A Fire For You In My Mouth
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – I Have A Fire For You In My Mouth 218 I have a fire for you in my mouth, but I…
Love Is Reckless
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Love Is Reckless Love is reckless; not reason. Reason seeks a profit. Love comes on strong, consuming herself, unabashed. Yet, in…
Our Barque Before Love’s Breath
OUR barque before Love’s breath Sailed from the bourn of death; Love’s wine, when hearts unite, Illuminates our night. Wherefore with that same wine Blest…
Thou Are So Knitted To Thy Soul
Thou are so knitted to thy soul, That but two days continueth, It is not possible at all To speak one word to thee of…
When Thee Around
When Thee around I circling go, The cup is crowned And wine doth flow. When Thou art kind, Amazed stand I Like Moses, blind On…
Drunk, And In Disarray,
Drunk, and in disarray, Thou comest on this day; Last night, as I divine, Thy cup was potent wine. To-day is dolorous, No faring day…
I Closed My Eyes To Creation
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – I Closed My Eyes To Creation I closed my eyes to creation when I beheld his beauty, I became intoxicated with…
Light Up The Fire
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – Light Up The Fire I gaze into the heart, lowly it may be, Thought the words be higher still. For the…
Rise Up, And Go About
Rise up, and go about The Pole of our salvation, As winds the pilgrim rout By Mecca’s holy station. Why art thou slumber bound, Like…
Thou Shalt Not See Me Here, Master, With Slumbering Eyes
Thou shalt not see me here, Master, with slumbering eyes, Nor in another year shalt view me otherwise. Momently as I lie look upon me,…
All Through Eternity
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi – All Through Eternity All through eternity Beauty unveils His exquisite form in the solitude of nothingness; He holds a mirror to…
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…
