Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi Poems

The ravings which my enemy uttered I heard within my heart;
the secret thoughts he harbored against me I also perceived.
His dog bit my foot, he showed me much injustice; I do not
bite him like a dog, I have bitten my own lip.
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Passion makes the old medicine new:
Passion lops off the bough of weariness.
Passion is the elixir that renews:
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If you want what visible reality
can give, you're an employee.
If you want the unseen world,
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It is the rule with drunkards to fall upon each other,
to quarrel, become violent, and make a scene.
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If you show patience, I'll rid you of this virtue.
If you fall asleep, I'll rub the sleep from your eyes.
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There's courage involved if you want
to become truth.

There is a broken- open place in a lover.
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There is a candle in the heart of man, waiting to be kindled.
In separation from the Friend, there is a cut waiting to be
stitched.
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If anyone asks you
how the perfect satisfaction
of all our sexual wanting
will look, lift your face
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There is a life-force within your soul, seek that life.
There is a gem in the mountain of your body, seek that
mine.
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Let go of your worries
and be completely clear-hearted,
like the face of a mirror
that contains no images.
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