Post by jeannerené on Jun 2, 2007 14:54:32 GMT -8
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207-1273)
Bio: Poem of Quotes
www.poemofquotes.com/mawlawirumi/
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi was born on September 30, 1207 to a family of learned Persian theologiansin in a city of Greater Khorasan province in Persia, presently known as Balkh, Afghanistan and died in Konya within the Seljuk Empire's territory, currently it's within Turkey, on December 17, 1273.
Rumi, also known as Balkhi, Mawlawi or Mawlana (meaning our guide or our lord), moved to Konya after they performed pilgrimage to Mecca when he was just 18 with his father, Baha'al din Veled, when the Mongols invaded Central Asia. During this time, Rumi was sent to Damascus and Aleppo to obtain religious education. Later, Rumis father became head of a Madrassah, religious school, but died soon after leaving Rumi to succeed him at only twenty-five.
Rumi spent his later years at Anatolia where he finished his greatest masterpiece, Masnavi-ye Manavi (Spiritual Couplets), a six-volume poem regarded by many Sufis (a sect of Islam) as second in importance only to the holy Qur'an.
He died on December 17, 1273 in present day Turkey and was laid to rest next to his father. The day of his death is now known as Sebul Arus (Night of Union) to the Mawlawi dervishes and is kept as a day of festival.
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi played a huge role in converting Orthodox Anatolia (Asia-minor) to Islam.
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Poems by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
Be Lost in the Call
Lord, said David, since you do not need us,
why did you create these two worlds?
Reality replied: O prisoner of time,
I was a secret treasure of kindness and generosity,
and I wished this treasure to be known,
so I created a mirror: its shining face, the heart;
its darkened back, the world;
The back would please you if you've never seen the face.
Has anyone ever produced a mirror out of mud and straw?
Yet clean away the mud and straw,
and a mirror might be revealed.
Until the juice ferments a while in the cask,
it isn't wine. If you wish your heart to be bright,
you must do a little work.
My King addressed the soul of my flesh:
You return just as you left.
Where are the traces of my gifts?
We know that alchemy transforms copper into gold.
This Sun doesn't want a crown or robe from God's grace.
He is a hat to a hundred bald men,
a covering for ten who were naked.
Jesus sat humbly on the back of an ass, my child!
How could a zephyr ride an ass?
Spirit, find your way, in seeking lowness like a stream.
Reason, tread the path of selflessness into eternity.
Remember God so much that you are forgotten.
Let the caller and the called disappear;
be lost in the Call.
**
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.
**
Reality and Appearance
'Tis light makes colour visible: at night
Red, greene, and russet vanish from thy sight.
So to thee light by darness is made known:
Since God hat none, He, seeing all, denies
Himself eternally to mortal eyes.
From the dark jungle as a tiger bright,
Form from the viewless Spirit leaps to ligth.
**
Links:
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalal_ad-Din_Muhammad_Rumi
**
Poetry Soup
poetrysoup.com/famous_poets/famous_poet_detail.asp?PoetID=706
Bio: Poem of Quotes
www.poemofquotes.com/mawlawirumi/
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi was born on September 30, 1207 to a family of learned Persian theologiansin in a city of Greater Khorasan province in Persia, presently known as Balkh, Afghanistan and died in Konya within the Seljuk Empire's territory, currently it's within Turkey, on December 17, 1273.
Rumi, also known as Balkhi, Mawlawi or Mawlana (meaning our guide or our lord), moved to Konya after they performed pilgrimage to Mecca when he was just 18 with his father, Baha'al din Veled, when the Mongols invaded Central Asia. During this time, Rumi was sent to Damascus and Aleppo to obtain religious education. Later, Rumis father became head of a Madrassah, religious school, but died soon after leaving Rumi to succeed him at only twenty-five.
Rumi spent his later years at Anatolia where he finished his greatest masterpiece, Masnavi-ye Manavi (Spiritual Couplets), a six-volume poem regarded by many Sufis (a sect of Islam) as second in importance only to the holy Qur'an.
He died on December 17, 1273 in present day Turkey and was laid to rest next to his father. The day of his death is now known as Sebul Arus (Night of Union) to the Mawlawi dervishes and is kept as a day of festival.
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi played a huge role in converting Orthodox Anatolia (Asia-minor) to Islam.
****
Poems by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
Be Lost in the Call
Lord, said David, since you do not need us,
why did you create these two worlds?
Reality replied: O prisoner of time,
I was a secret treasure of kindness and generosity,
and I wished this treasure to be known,
so I created a mirror: its shining face, the heart;
its darkened back, the world;
The back would please you if you've never seen the face.
Has anyone ever produced a mirror out of mud and straw?
Yet clean away the mud and straw,
and a mirror might be revealed.
Until the juice ferments a while in the cask,
it isn't wine. If you wish your heart to be bright,
you must do a little work.
My King addressed the soul of my flesh:
You return just as you left.
Where are the traces of my gifts?
We know that alchemy transforms copper into gold.
This Sun doesn't want a crown or robe from God's grace.
He is a hat to a hundred bald men,
a covering for ten who were naked.
Jesus sat humbly on the back of an ass, my child!
How could a zephyr ride an ass?
Spirit, find your way, in seeking lowness like a stream.
Reason, tread the path of selflessness into eternity.
Remember God so much that you are forgotten.
Let the caller and the called disappear;
be lost in the Call.
**
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.
**
Reality and Appearance
'Tis light makes colour visible: at night
Red, greene, and russet vanish from thy sight.
So to thee light by darness is made known:
Since God hat none, He, seeing all, denies
Himself eternally to mortal eyes.
From the dark jungle as a tiger bright,
Form from the viewless Spirit leaps to ligth.
**
Links:
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalal_ad-Din_Muhammad_Rumi
**
Poetry Soup
poetrysoup.com/famous_poets/famous_poet_detail.asp?PoetID=706
