Rumi’s work needs no introduction. His words need not to be praised, every single bit speaks for itself. While in pian,misery,despair or plain looking for hope rumi has it all. With so much going in,out and around us , I choose to take a break and refresh myself with the overwhelming work of Rumi. Not only that I will make it a point to blog one peice of literature,poetry or art that inspires me. A well deserved break we all need ..lets dip oursleves into the mesmerising world of spirituality! *cheers*
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if you pass your night
and merge it with dawn
for the sake of heart
what do you think will happen
if the entire world
is covered with the blossoms
you have labored to plant
what do you think will happen
if the elixir of life
that has been hidden in the dark
fills the desert and towns
what do you think will happen
if because of
your generosity and love
a few humans find their lives
what do you think will happen
if you pour an entire jar
filled with joyous wine
on the head of those already drunk
what do you think will happen
go my friend
bestow your love
even on your enemies
if you touch their hearts
what do you think will happen
Translated by Nader Khalili
Ghazal No: 119
Rumi, Fountain of Fire
Cal-Earth, September 1994
Apart from being on a Shameless self marketing spree the author is a Feature Editor (South Asia) at BEE magazine. BEE is a quarterly journal published in Britain, focusing on Asian Women. The author identified the need for a magazine that brings out the intellectual side of Asian women and accepted read *grabbed* the opportunity. A very proud member of Amnesty International Online Community where she helps gain focus for the humanitarian Crisis at hand. This is her personal space where she plans to store all her published and unpublished rants.She is also known to be very lucky with her readers which explains her presence on several other Blogs Pro-Pakistan,Global Voices
3 Comments
July 19, 2009 at 6:22 PM
The translation is good but is just no match to the original content. The depth, the rhymes, the meanings, everything in its original form just feels so good to read… (Y). This is a nice share
September 17, 2009 at 8:14 PM
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July 9, 2010 at 5:25 AM
I’d like to read more of what Rumi wrote, can you help by sharing some more? Thanx:)