"SUFISM POETRY AND POEMS"

[From_Alamut]

Listen to the story
Told by the reed of
Being separated.

“Since I was cut
from the reed-bed,
I have made this
Crying sound.

Anyone apart from
Someone he loves,
Understands what I say

Anyone pulled
From a source,
Longs to go back”

All is the Beloved
And the lover is veil
The Beloved is alive
And the lover is dead.


By: Mowlana Jelaluddin Balkhi Rumi, Muthnawi (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

I am happy even before I have a reason

I am full of Light even before the sky
Can greet the sun or the moon.

Dear companions,
We have been in love with God
For so very, very long.

What can Hafiz now do but Forever
Dance

By: Great Sufi Master Hafiz (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

A king who was also an astrologer read in his stars that a disaster resulting in his death would take place on a particular time and particular time.



To elude this calamity, he had a house of solid rock built for him and he also posted various guards outside.



One day while he realized while being in his house that he could still see the daylight. He therefore closed the opening that was actually intended to be for breathing air. And thus he suffocated to death.

By: Great Sufi Master ATTAR (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

Other whose Grace informs the witless clod.

Whose wrath makes blind the heart and eye within

My praises dispraises Thee, Almighty God

For praise is being and to be is sin.

By: Mowlana Jelaluddin Balkhi Rumi (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

If the scissors are not used daily on the beard, it will not be long before they begin pretending to be the head.

By: Great Sufi Master HAKIM JAMI (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

The name of everything with us is in its outward form, however the real names, of inward essence, are with their Creator.

In the eyes of Moses, the name of his rod was “staff’; in the eyes of God its name was “dragon”

Only before God that is our end lies our real names.

By: Mowlana Jelaluddin Balkhi Rumi (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

Love reaches its omega when it transcends itself

Becoming one with the object itself

Producing the unity of being

By: Great Sufi Master HAKIM JAMI (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

“I am in love with every church
And mosque
And temple
And any kind of shrine

Because I know it is there
That people say the different names
Of the One God.”

Would you tell your friends
I was a bit strange if I admitted

I am indeed in love with every mind
And heart and body.

O I am sincerely
Plumb crazy
About your every thought and yearning
And limb
Because, my dear,
I know
That it is through these

That you search for Him



By: Great Sufi Master Hafiz (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

The purpose of creation

Divine wisdom created the world in order that all things in His Knowledge should be revealed.

By: Mowlana Jelaluddin Balkhi Rumi (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

Yes, yes, you have read thousands of books
But you have never tried to read your own self
You rush in, into your Temples,
Into your Mosques,
But you have never tried to enter your own heart
Futile are all your battles with Satan
For you have never tried to fight your own desires



By: Great Sufi Master Bulleh Shah (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

I saw a man prostrating in his prayers and told him, ‘ You lay the burden of your nose to ground and think it is as excuse for your requirement of your prayers?’

By: Great Sufi Master HAKIM JAMI (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

The Prophet (Muhammad S.A.W) said,” This world is nothing but a moment”. Every instance the world is dying and returning. Every instance it is being renewed, but we are unaware of it perpetual change.

By: Mowlana Jelaluddin Balkhi Rumi (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

Ordinary human love is capable of raising man to the experience of real love.

By: Great Sufi Master HAKIM JAMI (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

The world is frozen in its nature. Wait till the rising of the sun of resurrection.

Only then we would be able to see the movement of the World’s body.

By: By: Mowlana Jelaluddin Balkhi Rumi (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

Cross and Christians, end to end, i examined. He was not on the Cross. I went to the Hindu Temple, to the ancient pagoda. In none of them there was any sign. To the heights of Herat I went and to Kandhar, I looked. He was not on the elevation not on the low lands.

Resolutely I went to summit of the fabulous mountain of Ka'af. There was only the dwelling of the Anqa bird.I went to Kaaba at Mecca. He was not there. I asked him from Avicenna the philosopher. He was beyond the range of Avicenna, I looked into my own heart. In that place I saw him.



He was in no other place.

By: Mowlana Jelaluddin Balkhi Rumi (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

A beggar went to someone’s door and begged for food.

‘There is no one here’, came the reply.

‘I don’t need anyone’, said the beggar. ‘I need the food!’.

By: Great Sufi Master HAKIM JAMI (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

She has confused all the learned of Islam.

The one who has studies the Psalms.

Every Jewish Rabbi.

And every Christian Priest.


By: Great Sufi Master IBN EL ARABI (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

The dry clouds waterless have no rain giving quality.

By: Great Sufi Master HAKIM JAMI (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

Ya Ali Madad and Salam

I have found a beautiful Tribute To Mowlana Rumi(ra) on [youtube], hope you enjoy it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEDiLx58WQU

[From_Alamut]

Ya Ali Madad and Salam

I have found a short poem of Omar Khayam[Robait] on [youtube] but in Persian language, hope you like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzQBnHohOyk

[From_Alamut]

A beautiful Dervish Sufi Whirling dance on [Youtube], hope you like them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS_rn-RF ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YFgrik6 ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j09crWYqmNA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEbYp_7nY8w&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ5muwaF ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj4xI6jY ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j09crWYqmNA

[From_Alamut]

A beautiful women Dervish Sufi Whirling dance on [Youtube], hope you like them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wCinU_ymeU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOXyiRcY ... re=related

Also, check a new movie based on Sufism (Bab'Aziz - The Prince Who Contemplated His Soul)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPYjenA3VFg

[From_Alamut]

The Sufi knows the real truth speaks in a way that is based upon the understanding, prejudices and limitation of his audience.

To the Sufi , the worship is actually the knowledge. Through the knowledge he finally achieves the insight.

The Sufi abandons the three I’s. He never says words like ‘for me’, ‘with me’ or ‘my property’. He must not attribute anything to himself.


By: Great Sufi Master IBN EL ARABI (r.a)

Reference
http://www.thesufi.com

[From_Alamut]

Ya Ali Madad and Salam

I have found a wonderful poet of Mowlana Rumi(ra) in Persian language on [youtube], I hope you like it Inshallah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyvf3NigHcs

[From_Alamut]

The ordinary lover adores a secondary phenomenon.

I love the real.

By: Great Sufi Master IBN EL ARABI (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

Wedding Poems

May the blessings which flow in all weddings
be gathered, God, together in our wedding!
The blessings of the Night of Power,
the month of fasting
the festival to break the fast
the blessings of the meeting of Adam and Eve
the blessings of the meeting of Joseph and Jacob
the blessings of gazing on the paradise of all abodes
and yet another blessing which cannot be put in words:
the fruitful scattering of joy
of the children of the Shayak
and our eldest!

In companionship and happiness
may you be like milk and honey
in union and fidelity,
just like sugar and halva.
May the blessings of those who toast
and the one who pours the wine
anoint the ones who said Amen and
the one who said the prayer.

By: Mowlana Jelaluddin Balkhi Rumi (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

With us, the name of everything is its outward appearance;
with the Creator, the name of each thing is its inward reality.
In the eye of Moses, the name of his rod was "staff";
in the eye of the Creator, its name was "dragon."
In brief, that which we are in the end
is our real name with God.
Mathnawi I:1239-40, 1244

By: Mowlana Jelaluddin Balkhi Rumi (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

This Marriage

May these vows and this marriage be blessed.
May it be sweet milk,
this marriage, like wine and halvah.
May this marriage offer fruit and shade
like the date palm.
May this marriage be full of laughter,
our every day a day in paradise.
May this marriage be a sign of compassion,
a seal of happiness here and hereafter.
May this marriage have a fair face and a good name,
an omen as welcome
as the moon in a clear blue sky.
I am out of words to describe
how spirit mingles in this marriage.

By: Mowlana Jelaluddin Balkhi Rumi (r.a)

[From_Alamut]

The Root of the Root of Your Self

Don't go away, come near.
Don't be faithless, be faithful.
Find the antidote in the venom.
Come to the root of the root of yourself.

Molded of clay, yet kneaded
from the substance of certainty,
a guard at the Treasury of Holy Light --
come, return to the root of the root of your Self.

Once you get hold of selflessness,
You'll be dragged from your ego
and freed from many traps.
Come, return to the root of the root of your Self.

You are born from the children of God's creation,
but you have fixed your sight too low.
How can you be happy?
Come, return to the root of the root of your Self.

You were born from a ray of God's majesty
and have the blessings of a good star.
Why suffer at the hands of things that don't exist?
Come, return to the root of the root of your Self.

You are a ruby embedded in granite.
How long will you pretend it's not true?
We can see it in your eyes.
Come to the root of the root of your Self.

You came here from the presence of that fine Friend,
a little drunk, but gentle, stealing our hearts
with that look so full of fire; so,
come, return to the root of the root of your Self.

Our master and host, Shamsi Tabrizi,
has put the eternal cup before you.
Glory be to God, what a rare wine!
So come, return to the root of the root of your Self.

The Intellectual

The intellectual is always showing off;
The lover is always getting lost.
The intellectual runs away, afraid of drowning;
the whole business of love is to drown in the sea.
Intellectuals plan their repose;
lovers are ashamed to rest.
The lover is always alone, even surrounded with people;
like water and oil, he remains apart.
The man who goes to the trouble
of giving advice to a lover
gets nothing. He's mocked by passion.
Love is like musk. It attracts attention.
Love is a tree, and lovers are its shade.

Buy Me From My Words

Before now I wanted
to be paid for what I said,
but now I need you
to buy me from my words.
The idols I used to carve
charmed everyone. Now I'm drunk
on Abraham and tired of idols.
An idol with no color or scent
ended my whole career.
Find someone else for the job.
A happy madman without a thought,
I have swept the shop clean.
If something enters my mind,
I say, "Leave. You're a distraction."
Whatever is coarse and heavy, I destroy.
Who should be with Layla?
Someone who can be Majnun.
The man holding up this waving flag
actually belongs to the other side.


Excerpts from Love is a Stranger
Poetry of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Translated by Kabir Helminski

[From_Alamut]

"When I Die"


When I die
when my coffin
is being taken out
you must never think
I am missing this world

don't shed any tears
don't lament or
feel sorry
I'm not falling
into a monster's abyss

when you see
my corpse is being carried
don't cry for my leaving
I'm not leaving
I'm arriving at eternal Love

when you leave me in the grave
don't say goodbye
remember a grave is
only a curtain
for the paradise behind

you'll only see me
descending into a grave
now watch me rise
how can there be an end
when the sun sets or
the moon goes down

it looks like the end
it seems like a sunset
but in reality it is a dawn
when the grave locks you up
that is when your soul is freed

Have you ever seen
a seed fallen to earth
not rise with a new life
why should you doubt the
rise of a seed named human

have you ever seen
a bucket lowered into a well
coming back empty
why lament for a soul
when it can come back
like Joseph from the well

when for the last time
you close your mouth
your words and soul
will belong to the world of
no place
no time


By: Mowlana Jelaluddin Balkhi Rumi (r.a)