Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Let Go Of Your Worries

Let go of your worriesand be completely clear-hearted,like the face of a mirrorthat contains no images.If you want a clear mirror,behold yourselfand..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Late, By Myself

Late, by myself, in the boat of myself,no light and no land anywhere,cloudcover thick. I try to stayjust above the surface,yet I'm already underand..

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Last Night You Left Me And Slept

Last night you left me and sleptyour own deep sleep. Tonight you turnand turn. I say,'You and I will be togethertill the universe dissolves.'You..

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Last Night My Soul Cried O Exalted Sphere Of Heaven

Last night my soul cried, “O exalted sphere of Heaven, you hang indeed inverted,with flames in your belly.“Without sin and crime, eternally revolving..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Laila And The Khalifa.

The Khalifa said to Laila, "Art thou really sheFor whom Majnun lost his head and went distracted?Thou art not fairer than many other fair ones."She..

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In The Waters Of Purity

In the waters of purity, I melted like saltNeither blasphemy, nor faith, nor conviction, nordoubt remained.In the center of my heart a star has..

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In The End

In the end, the mountains of imagination were nothingbut a house.And this grand life of mine was nothing but an excuse.You've been hearing my story..

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In The Arc Of Your Mallet

Don't go anywhere without me.Let nothing happen in the sky apart from me,or on the ground, in this world or that world,without my being in its..

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In Love

In love, aside from sipping the wine of timelessness,nothing else exists.There is no reason for living except for giving one's life.I said, 'First I..

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If You Want What Visible Reality

If you want what visible realitycan give, you're an employee.If you want the unseen world,you're not living your truth.Both wishes are foolish,but..

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If You Show Patience

If you show patience, I'll rid you of this virtue.If you fall asleep, I'll rub the sleep from your eyes.If you become a mountain, I'll melt you in..

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If I Weep

If I weep, if I come with excuses, my beloved puts cotton wool in his ears.Every cruelty which he commits becomes him, every cruelty which he commits..

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If A Tree Could Wander

Oh, if a tree could wanderand move with foot and wings!It would not suffer the axe blowsand not the pain of saws!For would the sun not wanderaway in..

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I Will Beguile Him With The Tongue

Reason says, “ I will beguile him with the tongue.”; Love says,“Be silent. I will beguile him with the soul.”The soul says to the heart, “Go, do not..

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I Was Dead

i was deadi came alivei was tearsi became laughterall because of lovewhen it arrivedmy temporal lifefrom then onchanged to eternallove said to meyou..

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I Throw It All Away

You play with the great globe of union,you that see everyone so clearlyand cannot be seen. Even universalintelligence gets blurry when it thinksyou..

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I Swear

I swear, since seeing Your face,the whole world is fraud and fantasyThe garden is bewildered as to what is leafor blossom. The distracted birdscan't..

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I See So Deeply Within Myself

I see so deeply within myself.Not needing my eyes, I can see everything clearly.Why would I want to bother my eyes againNow that I see the world..

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I Have Fallen Into Unconsciousness

I have got out of my own control, I have fallen into unconsciousness; in my utterunconsciousness how joyful I am with myself!The darling sewed up my..

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I Have Been Tricked By Flying Too Close

I have been tricked by flying too closeto what I thought I loved.Now the candleflame is out, the wine spilled,and the lovers have withdrawnsomewhere..

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I Have A Fire For You In My Mouth

218I have a fire for you in my mouth, but I have a hundred sealson my tongue.The flames which I have in my heart would make one mouthful of both..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

I Have A Fire For You In My Mouth

218I have a fire for you in my mouth, but I have a hundred sealson my tongue.The flames which I have in my heart would make one mouthful of both..

© Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi

I Closed My Eyes To Creation

I closed my eyes to creation when I beheld his beauty, I becameintoxicated with his beauty and bestowed my soul.For the sake of Solomon’s seal I..

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I Am Part Of The Load

I am part of the loadNot rightly balancedI drop off in the grass,like the old Cave-sleepers, to browsewherever I fall.For hundreds of thousands of..

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I Am Only The House Of Your Beloved

'I am only the house of your beloved,not the beloved herself:true love is for the treasure,not for the coffer that contains it.'The real beloved is..

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