277 Quotes About Rumi

Sonnet IIf thee must say that I am not who I am,That I am not real or true,Then thou must say you are not as well,For we either walk in fairytales and dance to our dreams,Or we die trying to capture a miracle between the ordinary moments, We rejoice in the gratitude for our needs met, But we pray for the staircases and open doors to our desires,We redefine our gratitude with another day, Another dance of praise to Thee for undoing are mistakes of unneeded wants and needs we want, but not met.

A short time in the presence of the Friends (the Sufis) is better than a hundred years’ sincere, obedient dedication.

We and all our existences are non-entities. Thou art the absolute being whose appearance is transitory.

The degree of necessity determines the development of organs in man… therefore increase your necessity.

A jasper from a pearl you can distinguishThe day belief in your self you relinquish,

Sufi secrets are perceived, not understood by words.

The donkey which brought you to this door must be dismissed if you want to get through it’.

You try to be faithfulAnd sometimes you're cruel.You are mine. Then, you leave.Without you, I can't cope.And when you take the lead,I become your footstep.Your absence leaves a void.Without you, I can't cope.You have disturbed my sleep,You have wrecked my image.You have set me apart.Without you, I can't cope.

Oh soul,you worry too much.You have seen your own strength.You have seen your own beauty.You have seen your golden wings.Of anything less,why do you worry?You are in truththe soul, of the soul, of the soul.