Rumi
Guide Note
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad popularly known as Rumi was one great poet of the Persian lIterature. He had also influenced the philosophy of Sufism through his poems and dance . He was considered as the most popular poet in America in line with Shakespeare and others. 1
Fast Facts
- Date of Birth: September 30, 1207
- Given Name: Jalal ad-Din Muhammad
- Place of Birth: Balkh (Afghanistan)
- Father: Bahau-d Din Veled Sultan-I-Ulema2
- Spouse: Gevher Khatun 2
- He was a Sufi 3
- made most of his works in Konya, Sultanate of Rum located in Turkey.
- considered by some as the most popular poet in America. 1
- composed 70,000 poetry verses in a period of 25 years. 1
- Date of Death: December 16, 1273
Rumi's Poetry
Moving Water
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river
moving in you, a joy.
When actions come from another section, the feeling
disappears. Don't let
others lead you. They may be blind or, worse, vultures.
Reach for the rope
of God. And what is that? Putting aside self-will.
Because of willfulness
people sit in jail, the trapped bird's wings are tied,
fish sizzle in the skillet.
The anger of police is willfulness. You've seen a magistrate
inflict visible punishment. Now
see the invisible. If you could leave your selfishness, you
would see how you've
been torturing your soul. We are born and live inside black water in a well.
How could we know what an open field of sunlight is? Don't
insist on going where
you think you want to go. Ask the way to the spring. Your
living pieces will form
a harmony. There is a moving palace that floats in the air
with balconies and clear
water flowing through, infinity everywhere, yet contained
under a single tent.
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