Title: Rumi’s Little Book of Love : 150 Poems That Speak to the Heart
Authors: Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita Kolin
Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9780981877129
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Page 166:
The one You have exalted
never falls from grace.
Even the heavens bend
to kiss the feet
that You have chained.
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Page 167:
When my soul soared
to that blessed sphere
I was free of the tyranny
of “why?” and “how?”
At last
the thousand veils lifted
and I could behold
the hidden secret.
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Page 169:
You are the divine word,
you mirror the majesty of the King.
All the world is contained in you.
What you are seeking is within.
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Page 171:
A pure heart, open to the Light
will be filled with the elixir of Truth.
You may see my body
but I am only a grain of salt
dissolved in the sea of Love.
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Page 173:
Water never tires of fish
nor do fish ever tire of water.
Spirit is never tired of lovers
nor lovers of Spirit.
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Page 177:
Love, You are my Certainty.
You are the Creator and I, the created.
Cover the eyes of the jealous ones
when you lift me to the stars.
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Page 179:
Beyond belief and disbelief
lies the vast expanse of ecstasy
where the mystic lays his head
on the cushion of Truth.
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Page 181:
“Write me a verse,” I said.
He was offended.
What can I reveal in a line or two?
“Then choose a verse for me to recite.” I said.
Which verse do you think could contain me?
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Page 182:
In the beginning
we made a special arrangement
to come here
but this world of matter
is not our home.
A man may pride himself on his piety
but beyond his prayers and piety
there is another world.
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Page 192:
I praised you in the day
but never knew it.
I slept with you at night
but never knew it.
I believed I was myself
but I was You
and never knew it.
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Page 197:
When I walk on the path
when I enter the house of Love
I see You.
You are the King in every town.
I see You in the sun, the moon and the stars.
I see Your altar in every plant,
in every leaf.
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Page 201:
There is another language beyond language,
another place beyond heaven and hell.
Precious gems come from another mine,
the heart draws light from another source.
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Page 202:
In the glorious season of Union
the heart rises from the ashes
sparkling with light.
From the laughter of thunder and lightning
the clouds cry tears
that fill the garden with joy.
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Page 205:
When I become the Sea
each atom flames out of me in glory.
When I am ablaze
each moment becomes Eternity.
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Page 207:
I am no long just one drop,
I have become the entire Sea.
I speak the language of the heart
where every particle of me,
united, shouts in ecstasy!
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Page 213:
On the path of Love
we are neither masters
nor the owners of our lives.
We are only a brush
in the hand
of the Master Painter.
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Page 217:
The night has passed
and still we are not sober.
In the garden of the heart
the feast goes on.
The nightingale is singing
and the lover and beloved
are entwined into one.
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Page 221:
Those beautiful words we said to one another
are hidden in the secret heart of heaven.
One day, like the rain, they will pour
our love story all over the world.
Shanice CosáinFéinMaitheas 