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Divan-i Kebir Hezec Musseddes-i Mahzuf Volume 19 ofthe Republic of Turkey/2759 Divan-i Kebir Volume 19 Mahzuf a Mevlind CelGeddin Rumi translated by Nevit Oguz Ergin Echo Publications as Anges arn USA Divan-i Kebir Copyright © 2002 by Nevit Ogu Ergin & ‘Turkish Republic Ministry of Culture All rights are reserved. With proper acknowledgment, ‘permission wll be granted for parts ofthis book to be reproduced by others 1 thelr efforts to bring Mevland Celaleddin Rum to the attention ofthe general public ISBN; 1.987991-21-2 First Printing 2002 inthe United States of Amerion ina joint publication by ‘Turkish Republic Ministry of Culture ISBN; 975-17-1505-9 (set) 978-17 28169 « Bho Publishing Los Angeles, California, USA Introduction Humanity is currently stepping on the two- thousand: year mark, bringing with i thousands of year of sl fering. Nicer all these years, humans Tong for peace, love and tolerance, Yet, wars and confit stil oon. tinve in various pars all over the word ‘While searching to solve the mysteries of space, waman beings are unable to understand the seerets fof peace and happiness. Man never learns his les sons ofthe past and because of this, he repeats the same mistakes. Humanity noeds to open a new chapter in this new millenium, no longer eareying ls animositis, rulines, and evils co the lives of our children and srandhikren, For seven hundred years, Mevlana, a great Turk- {sh thinker and Sulean of Heart, has been calling hu ‘manity constantly to lve, friendship, and peace. He teaches us thatthe primary requisite fr tolerance is to soe people as human beings and not notice their race, religion or sect, The essence of Mevlana’s phi Josophy is based on this kind of human love Reading Mevlana will help reawaken the felings ‘offove and tolerance within each of us. An aspiration fora word filled with peace, brotherhood, and friend ship in our hearts will be more ateainable with Mevlanes lov. M. stemihan Talay Minister of Culture Republic of Turkey Acknowledgments My thanks go out to the Turkish Ministry of Clture and Millen Alexander {or thie continuing support Translator's Note In 1995 when Volume 1 of the Divan was published, there were only a handful of references on Mevlana fo the Internet. Right now. the number is in the thousands, Besides the progress in computer tech- nology, Coleman Barks’ influence on this matter is ‘undeniable ‘Merlana i the smiling face of Islam and human ity, He has so many answers. The one who appreei- ates hm the most is the one who asks proper ques- Hons. Unfortunately, in history, questions and an- vers have seldom come atthe same time. ‘This volume, Volume 19, i the third and las of thee volumes for Meter 15, probably the longest meter ofthe Divan, Aga, 1 would like to honor the memory of Mrs. ‘Terry Peat Nevit Ergin Leather binding of Divnsi Kebir (¢.1368) registered at the Mevlind Museum in Konya, Turkey Divan-i Kebir Volume 19 Hezee Musseddes-i Mahzuf Mefaiin Mefaidin Seiisin 203. verse 2083 WN vc nave rey 00 ms ‘outer my shit Give me another ei Your bile has made my bead dizy. Give me something to calm my bile 1 itis nocessry to give grief tothe world, Give ito Hasan’ father Don't give It co me, My God, give the life of Noah,Lokman? ‘To that beauty of Huten,” ven hundreds more years of life beyond theirs. Your face, resembling the star of Subeyl,” Shines a¢ the land of Yemen, Show me a oad tothe land of Yemen 204. Verse 2058 [ epee Keep telling the thing you and I know. Bat remember God, Keep him secret. Learn how to roar fom God's Hon, He used t0 shout that bloodfilled sigh Only co the well Come, lay your claw on this word ikea Hoa, "Why do you wag your tail ike a fox? Nobody knows the Koran better than Kurban? Come and be sacrificed a the sultans beiram. When love becomes my guest, 1 see a full moon before its time a 205. verse2004 © san who rides the horse of sky! D heaty who ars hse oa star by deception! Ac times, you appear like the heart in he middle, At times, you come, sit in the corner At times you stay ata distance, at like a stranger, Say things like, “I just happened to be here.” Atmos, you come lke a neief And burn sorrows to ashes [At times you ask innocently, "What i the eure for this grief? You ar the one who tears, You ae the one who mends It's hetter for heart co be tora to pecs. Sometimes you mae heart ory lke eid And ask me to rock the eral Sometimes you take me in your arms lke @ nanny. Sometimes you ride on my back lke the cavalry. ‘You sometimes look old and grizzled, Av other times become lke a nursing baby. In fact, Lam helpless, exhausted feom you. How erafey and deceitful an impostor are yu. 206. Verse 2073 © mmsician, play the rbab faster. © eupbearer serve the wine faster. Because that faey-faced one Showed another color, Water overflowed from the source of le ‘That beauty put such a fie to hearts, scorely, ‘That the assembly i filled by the smell of roast. (© master of the gathering, Why don't you answer “To these tricky and erally ney” and cen"? What is this nineyed ney saying [About those exes ‘That even the sleeping drunk Wakes up and listens? Heart can't stand in front af those eyes, ven it becomes stone, melts lke pearl and runs like water ‘When that moon lifts the veil fom his face, oth worlds melt ad tern into sea 0 cuphesrer of blessed fiend, Atleast offer us a clean, pure wine You wil also fil with this wine From head to toe 40 you can Rooeive the smell of Shem of Tebri a 207. Verse 2082 have drank such a wine from that beauty ‘That Ihave become ruined in appearance, But Ihave flourished in essence chose score fire and burned secretly ‘The fume of this fire appears on my cheeks have said thousands of aphorisms About love inthis word, But 1 haven’ heard an answer for even one, My heart burns sometimes, Sometimes stays raw But I couldn't finda kebab” like my hear. ‘That moon showed me such a shape ‘That tree hundred moon Won't be able ¢o see him in their dreams. [have submerged into such a sea of honey ‘That even a bee Could obeain its saliva fom the waves of chat sa, Heaven isa most worthless curtain in his way. Reason isa most useless cloud In front ofthis moon, Accept tis world as clear, pure water ‘There is « moon shining on this wate. lWyou hang around with Shems of Tei ‘A moonlight wil be reflected ‘To you from that moon 208. Verse 2091 a 0 drank, 10 ran down, “hat I cannot differentiate earth fom water. ‘ean’ find anybody in this house Maybe chere is somebody. You ae sober You come and search. AILT know ss chat eis assembly Is gathered because of yo. Besides tha, I know Neither wine nor kebab, In essence, you are the soul ofthe soul's soul In appearance you are the Sun of che sun, You are Jesus. ‘That's why your spells 0 nice, You are a ame ‘Tha’ why you bum Satan. Change my habie because vou are wine Make me smell good because you are rose water. You are the morning breeze, Make life hard for es, But make the garden smile yom are in charge of safety and scouriy, See ll the drunks atthe bazaar. ‘They say something lke asking for bread Sometimes they answer lke the sick Your smile fades away t00 quickly, like a flash That's why you are imprisoned Inthe darkness of «cloud (Come, enter the assembly (the eternal sultan and seo the lasses Whose sizes are ikea pool, curing around You area beaut 1 gamet, but you are in the mine. ‘You are Beautiful, but you are bond the curtain, Ieyon Ay coward the Sultan, You a leyou fly to the cemetery, ‘You area raven, a crow. ‘bite faleon, 0 one whose fate and gory is very young, Clap your hands and say, fy youth, O my youth, my youth.” Don't say anything to anyone IF they isis, just simply say, “God knows best.” 209. Verse 2106 You are the ight In the mind of the mighe raver. For the sake of them, why don't you stay awake’ 0 bright moon, what would happen [you turn around the prisoners of sky For only one night and not sleep? ‘The word is a boat. You are the Noah of time, It would be nice if you don't sleep And save the world from the lod, You are Kadr’s night. You promised that day would be nice if you don't sleep And think about thac promise Don't sleep, O my soul, Sleep doesn't have the thing you have, Don't sleep. You are the sultan ofthe elephants.” You are their head. you remember India, don't sleep. 10 You don't deem it proper to um ‘The rose garden into a dungeon With your kindness, your merey. Don sleep. ve if you seep, only your eyes sloop. You are tha ight of immortal You don't sleep, 1 keep silent 1 don't want you to say, “0 one who talks, ome who talks.” You don't slep, Ifyou see Shoms of Tebri's foe, Tis worth te not to sleep With the love of that sultan, a 210. Verse 2117, Teret-Bend WY nace cen wt ef ou en ly soul asked he privilege tobe free From torture and suering He lcs candle and sent it As proof of privilege to him, [ven the ion is as soft as candle wax In front of his love, What an unraly, dificult love that i But the secret of is love Is ke a sugarreed bed ‘There are gardens of dates, Pure, lear water and rivers chee, Sugar ips and moon faces ‘Are waiting with gasses in their hands ‘Whomever you choose Ask chem co bring right aay, ‘You are getting a kiss from every ruby lip Just like you are poor, ‘Theie ruby lips are giving als. 2 you win a cls chessgame, you are the hing ut where is that sere glory When you are already checkmated? ‘The master of masters, Shomseddin Js a souliving sea. You are only stick, «ewig, In this sea of glory. What a sultan, what a beauty he is! How peerless he is! All seatered souls gather together because of him, i Tebrie obtained a sed from him, What would he mised from those treasures? Tes allowed that the blood ‘6f thousands of devout, decent people ‘Can be shed because of you, ‘That beauty made everything permissible What kindof Kaaba are you ‘That you offer soul to piers? What glory ate you That you reach every needy one Just ashe expected? You are the erown forthe heads which don't bend, even forthe star of Zul. “Those heads praise you. Lbvery obstinate one has surrendered And bends his head by heart, ‘Obeys you at your temple, You are the brightness of soul's universe, So your light is neither From the sun nor from the moon, All souls follow your orders Some take one-tenth" others take aro.” (© master of masters, Shem "ofthe word, ‘This praise for your brightness and stages Is tke a lampoon. 0 Tebris takes extortion from soul. You are che one who commands the souls And the one who takes extortion. If the temperacure of soul Becomes as cold a8 ice, ell melt with your fires, Bvory living heart and soul ‘Tall to each other with your love ‘The one who gets your smell Doesn't care about che Josep atthe bazaar. Jesus, who isa the fourth level af sky, Beoomes an envoy, guard In font of your glory. Auaiament of glory is our sultan Kindness and favors have gathored on him. kindness and favor had tongue, Te would serve hie three hundred times For praising and thanking h ears ever hear the words of that world, ‘They would know how many messengers he has, And they would all give Munadi "for him [Nature's mouth has heen staying open Since he has soem home Nature says tothe whole universe ‘That after you, no other beauty ike you Has ever been born inthe universe ide yourself for awhile So that the market of moon faces Won't go down, I saw the bloody love fallen to the ground And eovered by blood, asked what happened You shed all the lovers blood Did you also give your heart to uch a wind? He sald,“ saw someone, ‘That hundreds of moons Wold have fallen ito fire because of him, Burned to ashes.” Master of masters, Shemseddin ‘What kind of light sre you? Aro you a sugar fairy (Or are you oreaced from fre? O heart, you are a disgraced slave ae the bazaar, Come to Tebris for his love a 16 211. Verse 2150 One wa laccits anal Pa eaalertsceea Go, Pall in love. Become insane and era. Why do you turn out tobe wise? Why are you sober? ‘One contemplates inorder to et something. ‘Yet, you have already become a total git. ook atthe rae of Mecnum, Because you also are passing through those rules Since you want to have pride and honor, stay sober What are you doing at che bazaar ike a drunk? Since you have become feiendly With the rind” ofthis road, Siting atthe comer wont protect you. « ‘You run around too much i these ined places to the valley where you stayed once, ‘There i a tavern next to you, Yow became drunk fom its smelL "7 After you get that smell, Go w the tavern, You go even faster than the smell Go to Kafdag like the phoenis. Why do you become company ‘To ravens and wultares? Go tothe forest of meaning ike Hons. Why are you looking forthe followship OF foxes and hyenas? Go to the smell of Joseph's shirt, Because you are in grief lke Jacob, a 18 212. Verse 2162 Bow come you became ftrated fy sn tout ‘An tured our hed pide down nto yous Sank noe? 1 put you together plese by piece. Why have you eumed Into hundreds of pieces with anxiety? You tok all your belongings rom the garden of my love And became a vagabond in that strange land [made the earth a orale for you ‘Yet you froze and became wood for that cradle et Abs Hayat” flow from stone, ‘Yet you turned your fae to this bonedry universe And became stone, rock. You are the son of soul Your work, your occupation i ove. ow come you are involved with everything else? You returned to the door af the house. ‘You have been wounded hundreds of mes. ‘You kept turning around that house Again and again. Yunus Ginre Enstiusu tour tHQ Yer, you didn't settle down in the house, You tasted hundreds of diferent sweets But you became a slave to self Who deaws you hundreds of wise ones. Be silent ‘Too much talk sobers the man. ‘You hecame drunk with besutifal looks, a 2» 213. Verse 2171 GJ wish you wold sen ceil for oe trouble Kindly send rin to ovr fields | wish you would fool ‘The master of beauty out ofthe house, Sen him to the front. | wish you would send Soul's cupbearer of lovers “To the oenter of the drunks, you send my soul tothe arms of the Beloved, Bery ploce of universe comes back to hie Hyon fel pity for us And open your lips, ‘You send the hest medicine for patients, You sid to the doorkeeper Not to open the door for us You'll be sending us to the doorkoeper Sh. Por every be 1 am a boat on this sea Is it proper to send such hard, blowing wind to me? you send a flood for lovers, wish you would be my captain, ‘© Moon, how fong wll you send me Asa lit to this one or that on ‘The thesty, burned heat ofthe lover wants wind. Instead you are giving me trouble and tears, ‘That big one which you send to Pour wine with that, I you sond a letter secretly, In return I fold any hear and soul like a letter And send ite you. When you rise from tho East like the sun, ‘Yow fill his ignorant word with souls Please, 0 morning breeze, take this gazel “To the sultans secluded retreat. a 2 214. Verse2188 3 on sucha mort That hs ben suber Ino the seas nd exsnce of hat imate ‘Am La Joseph atthe bottom ofthe well? (Or a Jonah in the belly ofthe fish? How long will ou gaze at my apparent body? ‘There is satin In che mulberry Teaves, 1am destcue, but not lke the poor Who go door to door fr food. Teusl my mustache like exceutioncrs In order to destroy my food-hungry body. Nothing is worth anything for me Besides the love of Shemsedn of Tebrz a 23 215. Verse 2191 eis too ad, © beloved. “You left us with los of sorrow and regret. You asked for merey, bee, ue you went with tha pitiless, eruel order. You looked for help all around, But couldo’t ind any. ‘You went avay helplessly ‘What has happened to your arms ‘That used eo be fll of roses? \What has happened to your moon face? How did you go under the ground In such a despicable way? You removed yourself from the circle of fiends, Left the ones who eate for you And went next to ants and snakes Under the ground, ‘What has happened to those words, ‘Those subtle points, ‘And dhe mind which kane all seorets? 4 \What has happened to those hands Which held one hands? ‘What has happened tothe feet ‘That went tothe rose garden You were courteous, you were beaut You charmed the people. ‘Yr today, you went to the ground Which eats people ‘What was the idea bend that ‘That led you on ths long (offthe-beaten, bad track? |When you started your Journey om this road With tears and walling moa ‘The sky cried and the moon tore its face. My heart fas been Mleeding. I don't know anything but to question you You tell me, when you were going, Were youawake? Since you are gone, Were you blessed with the company Of clean braves or did you go With denial and deprivation? Wh You hepe silent, gave up talking has happened to your sweet answers? 2s {What kind of mountains hat? 216. What kind of longings that, ‘That suddenly you desided to tart your journey. Verse 2206 now where you went ‘That a tac of you dosnt apeat A\person, envious by bith, ‘This time, the rad you took Dowst like other’ heath and happiness Is fal of blood. Dare yi ok Prato om & cocuromes mito ‘That will harm a person and others Worse than envy and jealous. ie aware, break the heart and tap OF caviows people, Otherwise, they break ‘The backbone of your fortune le you stay away from those brothers, Youll be a saint to Egypt And saved from wolves, ‘The jealous person may kiss your feet, Bat in ert, down in his heave He is ready to knife you with both hands He has no compassion, no love Why do you throw his dice? He has no hear. Why give him your heart? you retreat to God's fort, you find the way to that fore You will be saved from the envious forever ven if you are the son of the Hon, Leave him alone You may catch him when he is drunk, But he is not a Ho. & 217. Verse 2115 il to you, © purpose of exstencet {We start drunkenness before sunrise today. Since you are the wine, Tes necessary to drink wine. you become an ido, eis necessary to worship the dol ‘Todrink from a sass ecomes outdated in your me, Offer wine from the ja ‘That ean only be ited with wo hands Come an hear story. Since you entered inside me and setled there, Since then, I have become essence, Come 0 Joseph of beauties, Come to Egypt You ascend from the bottom ofthe well With God's rope, 0 old hunchback firmament, Since you jumped out ofthe hoop, Hold the rope tight. 1am chess and lively 1 play the zuma” well Since you broke my ney At least give me sugar O beauty, flame of fire, Give a kiss from your ips with ite anger. Since you closed the store, give us bread, Are you saying, “yes? (© love, who is dressed ina shape, Sey you are the sultan of eouble, The king of Elst. When you say, Yes, this wil make ws ascond to the helghes." ‘Our “yes” would pull us tothe bottom, Be silent, Love is his own Meenum, Anyway, there Is no room for Leyla or Fatma there a 218. Verse 2226 Coates Merchants would have neither a tree Nor wealth and propeety oth hands ofthe shoemaker were not busy, The eat would never get into the sack” ‘The smiling rose wouldn't grow a new branch the wind did Mit with The sky is tent. AKL kul isthe sultan Te wouldnt be a tent f the sultan did’ ase [Neither dhe stars nor Saturn would be created Without the sounds of messengers. Ie didn’t do favor and send a cloud and 1 Not even one ‘Won keep turning around the table Lf chere werent a chemist inside of yo [Nekther blood nor saliva woul! be produced From your soul with every breath a FH thore were another seeret world Which was hidden from this world, Your black heart woulda't be enlarged Into open space. Keep these secrets, Because if God's seerets wore aot hidden, They wouldn't be treasure a 2 219. Verse 2136 2 sat my ay bec ny fotateniererserroeni (© my master, your Face is my sun, fll moon. My bloody tears are your ruby present, ‘Your ams to me. ‘Your call gves drunkenness to every soul, Bveryone who comes to your temple Becomes your obedient sl Love's path ean on he walked through inside But Ihave lost all my patience and decision ‘They are both gone ‘When we met with this love once, ‘That brought the essence of living ‘We grabbed and held the skirt of gracious ones ‘With the hand of repentance and remorse, But this grabbing and holding did not help the drunks, ‘They coulda’ find any eliet rom the proof of salvation. How can heart be orderly you drink che forbidden things? a 3 220." Verse 2244 apa "That you don't ti the sy. You are such water ‘That you eannot be contained in a river. You are such a pear ‘That you exceed the You are such a mountain ‘That you cannot fit in the valley. How can I bowitch you, © sultan of fairies? You cannot fit in the botle and spel ‘You are Leyla, fut with the help of Melva’™ ‘You cannot fit in the mind of Mecnum. You are such a Sun ‘That only the light of heart can be your dress, ‘You eanot ft in satin os ‘You are sac a Maun" that there Is not such a Macun in Zahice™ Never mind Zahire, you don't even ft Kaanun” ‘The enemy kept asking, “How could that be?” But you can't i in howe and coky ether M = ‘Youu were a small baby Inside che belly ofthis word Yous were comfortable there But you are grown now. Yous cannot fi in the wor Dont let these words be heard by ears Be silent You ean fi in every admiring ear 38 221. | Why should I come back? What should I say? Verse 2254 | TThave gone, gone behind the seven oceans. Te eas Firs ure lee mae ese tenis Oa Lrtbipcedaptaaleaaie Youth cy Yourmere Oat, Maser” Worth fone eae a eee eee arth became black smoke upto th Love is also dressed in black, © Master, ‘You were the only one for me inthis world Now Ihave become very lonely Without you, 0 Master. Where is that hick? Where is that gory ‘That he comes and see our situation With your fire, © Master? keep saying, “O Master, O Master, Come back! Answer me, O Master” 36 a 222. Verse 2264 ‘That was entrusted to you, resembling soul? Why did you take love's game so lightly? What happened co the birds hustling? ‘The joy of love isa seort treasure. What did you do with that seorer treasure? What did you do? Didn't you make an oath with me carller? Come, st down and ell me What you did with that oath Why do you put such a cloud in front of us? What did you do to that smiling sun? 38 23. Verse 2269 Whe as haven 6 your promise, your oa ‘Where hey 2 ‘You remember, you werent giving up ‘This dizzy-headed lover As long as earth koops turning, Dida't you say chat? Did’t you say, "As long as the heart ofthe sun stays warm, Our friendship will never experience cold?” Didn't you say, And manly behavior, our heare “For the sake of men’s souls Will remain one and ast manly You are telling me, “f [torment you es because you did i frst.” Is t proper t9 compare someone poor ike me ‘With the sultan of sultans tke you? ven if I sell vinegar, You give sugar and become more sweet. ‘There is no peer for you. You are the only one » am earth wind has raised my dust, forgive me. Don’ lame me ‘The road won eel shame from dust ke me God won't be embarrassed Beeause ofthe yellow color Shiabof our fire would ast forever Like the nicknames of Shihabeddin Subreverd” a 0 224. Verse 2280 O esence ordi, tesa ose ie ase, ‘then ou ee me My precious, You are such a tree in the rose garden ‘That when you saw me, ‘You pllod me from my rots |What would you lose from your fame you ask, “0 pained one, How are you doing with my separation 1am the one who became miserable Because of your separation need you You are the one who could save me from that need, ‘Thousands of lives have been spent in this kitchen, 0 poor heart, look at yourself once Who do you think you are? 1am placed at your door lke @ doorknob. ‘ut what isthe use? You are atthe highest roof 41 Come, O hair, chat resembles a elu. You have the command. You are the one who threw me to this land, Coreotu” i good for burning You are the beloved’ Keep burning O heart Come, O love's las of Shems of Tebriz. You ae the remedy for old trouble a 2 225. Verse 2289 la says this, “Without sulfering ‘You won't gain anything. That’ what is ‘Think about i. How much have you suffered sine you were born? How much blood has flowed from your heart And eyes before you opened them to this world? iron saw the power and potential You gave it, O my God, Te would mele with ie fear, eoome water Fe wouldn't want to be a lifeless abject But You hid this rom iro ‘You gave this power, litle by itl, every day. Inthe end, iron became a mirror ‘And sad, "Thanks, O guiding Sultan.” 2 226. | Verse 2296 Onn satan cupbearr, i You eame back atin | And pulled us tothe circle of drunks. You made us break our repentance again You tore the curtains with one glass agua, You gave an ides that resombles wine, Instigated wouble to the mind of drunks agin Come, © gazelle, itis obvious rom the smel of your belly batton ‘That you pastured from the valley Where August’s rose and water ly grow. When you breathe in the valley, Roses and purple flowers fil everywhere, 0 shy, don be ashamed so much Your back is also bent Because ofthe love of my beloved, Sey, soul. If you don't wil You are hidden, don't show yours Because you are ashamed of His beauty: “ © heaven, Ill whisper in your ear now ‘Yur door ial locked up without Him, ‘There s no key, eth © dawn, you also saw my Joseph, Like the women of Egypt, and sliced your hand, 1 saw a fire in your hand last might understood you were cooking a meal Ina fall saucepan, You aso, O heart, standing behind the wall OF His kitchen and hearing something. ‘You are not the balram that comes twice a year You are the bairam that comes every day -Agaast the other bairam. 0 my Master, you are the Omnipotenee. You are creating a peerless beaut, You give such heavenly radianes ‘Torn ordinary pouch, No wonder you chose the haby from the belly. ‘Tell us, O roe, Haven't you been the dry thom “That soratohed this one and that one. From whom did you receive this favor? ‘You, O eye, you also belong co earth, How could I see?” you asked Now you are seeing You, © feet, you were stuck In the place where you stand, ‘The One who made you runs, Then you run. You seem against the breath And knowledge of Jesus, (0 donkey, do you think you deserve this all? Your knowledge i your inheritance Like your possessions, You neither remain, nor does the knowledge YYou chose and acquired once [sald tothe old, worn-out word, “How long ‘Will you stay skin and bone lke that2" Rejuvenate and see the new fortune ‘Come and watch hope. Tes noe nice ‘To be endlesly hopeless inside of hope. | reached Him, quit the words But I won't be separated from the Sultan, You are separate 6 227. Verse 2018 hv ad hat you paid he save, ioc Lan noe you tioned, | Your gunn sd ound ‘You are the mine of rubies, | You are che soul of amber who felt somry And pulled this piece of straw to yoursel. | was worthless ion, You polished me, made me into a mirror. You bought me from the flood of Nothingness ‘You are Noah's Ark and the Cus mountains ‘Smell, © heart fyou bur like aloe wood, If you haven't burned, if you are still green, Bum, bara because you ae aloe wood. © fortune, | slept i the shadow of success. You are the one who opened My road beyond the five senses “There are neither thorns of dese [Nor need on that road, ‘There is nether Judaism nor Chestlanity there, Soul wil he freed feom blindness and deafness Beyond the lad ofthis sky dome. ” Why are you erying? Go tothe place where poople smile, Why do you hesitate? ‘Return tothe place where you belong. ‘There ae ll kinds of diseases in this honey. Look and se. You'll got nothing bue bolls from this honey. a a 4s | 228. Verse 2129) sting month came suddenly With happy drestes. Get up ad salute in spite of che envious Do fasting Break the fasting on time ‘Thre is buiram with abundane favors And immoral ie for you. ‘Constantly houris would be submissive ‘To lovers frm the beloved's Go. Thanks co auspicious incomes. ‘Thanks agaln and again. Wine i offered Wine i offered again Beyond the generosity of fenerosites. Well offer wine to hie With bg fall wine glasses Drop by drop absorption of wine Will be seen under the skin ‘Ruvors are lowing in the Bast as well asthe West ‘They flow lke rivers of paradise Without interruption. ” ‘The fires of youth have been busning And making fires, lame by fame, with happiness, ‘There is no fear that they will burn out ‘The soul drank wine and became drunk, Happiness for him © self he calls you to, ‘Turn back and come here. God's place is vast Walk around, be a guest to God Who protects his guosts Our God is calling us co return, “Follow our onder, Keep your promises,” be says When you meet us, ‘youll ind no devoutness at our place ‘There is exsence in existence, ssenoe in the existence here, We don’ deprive anyone Who asks something fom ws. We don’ break our promise, 1 will Keop silent Because I saw heard Everything you have seen and heard befor, a 0 229. Verse 2343 You et we and beams fond ofthe ose You kas our eer onthe rit, ‘The rose runs away from you [Because of your gloomy face [gave up the rose, But you put your head right here. Yox pat your head down co kiss my feet, Bt you coulda. Instead, you kissed the rose. You may be an expert, But you are unable to kiss ‘With chose lips which taste of roses [have been rubbing tw lips With the sol you stepped on In order to eliminate the smell (© earth, how ean if my lips from you? Yow are the big instigator Because you are the one who gave birth to the rose. You are such an earth ‘That you have stolen favors fom God. You ate a thi & st 230. Verse 2350 Osco, ou to avy Pmcienreae | Pender tt mg | Orato ad pctpecten | You cleaned the diet and dust From the surface ofthe mirror. You saw whatever was on that mirror. ‘You have been hearing here and there, some news ‘You went to that exalted work! And saw that news with your own eyes. You left earth and water to the earth and water. ‘Then, you took the materi of soul And pulled i othe sky. You became tired of being around body, ‘You preferred to go with sul ‘You reed yourself from che mother womb Which is this workd And ran to the father of intelligence Drink wines that swesten the soul With every breath forthe suffering we gave you Since you lf, the whole universe fas chosen us. Now take anything you choose. You have gone from this earth's saucepan ‘To the table ofthe other world Because you are cooked. ‘The ef became Because you got out ofthis ea And flew avy. ty without a bird, hs est You won't fi inthis word from now on Keep lying in the world, you ike to ly. Be silent. Go away. ‘They opened your look, Death has matched a key on you, a 53 231. Verse 2962 Oren os "Turn to blood lke you used to be. Go to the vallay and plain Where you used to be. Why are you rolling over The dit of existence? Go to the Furnace and braxior Where you sed to be How long wil you be staying in this “What has happened ‘What will he happening” world? Go tothe land of Absence Where you used to be. Why do you try to turn the water wheel? You are not an ox. Ascend to the wheel of the sky Where you used tobe. You look ike someone Who has indigestion inthis pasture Go reach immortality Where you used to be, Why do you became dependent (On the medicines of Plato? "To Pato, that's what you sed tobe (© one who sits alone, Why do you stay in captivity? ecome a sultan, a baron agin, Where you used tobe Your bronze body is a disaster for you. ‘You were the soul to Feridun” Go be lke chat Where you used to be Find the eminence and gory You experienced at one time. ‘Turn ic nto auspetous fortune ike you used tobe. Quit arranging pearls Bo secret pearl inthe ocean, ‘That's where you used to be, a You are wellknown inthis village, ‘Dut you were in the world of Nothingness before. 232. Verse 2372 Go back there, become one of them again. Yy ‘Why ald you fly away from that rose garden’? Jou cut me ike an wmbiliel cord Tn the name of drunkenness Even then, O cupbearer, Why lid you leave me “They ted your fet with hundreds OF thoughts and illsions ‘And the epigyams of Amid* Yaar uh ve wi vey eth One win make erthne peer Sy a you napa 2 “There isthe drum, How com the one who beats the drum Remains hidden? ‘What kid of lock is tis that has no key? ‘An unseen hole has developed in the sou ‘Wisdom has become the disciple of madness, ‘Thousands of colors eame out of this hole, But these colors are heyond white and ble, Put your eyes on Absence ‘Watch amazing things What a hope that is, coming from hopelessness. ‘Now you are the throne of God, But once you were a plove of wood in that store 56 7 Verse 2383 Dims toe’ dross, garment, ‘6 my bairam, come to the love ‘That increases constantly ‘They call us fom borders to come, ‘The one who has been detained atthe border Will foe himself with sharp eyes, ‘The soa which has been filled With sweet water i calling us ‘We quit doing ceyemmur™ with sand, ‘The Creator the One where all prayers Are directed to His temple, Is calling us The one who stays behind wil fall in sorow. Since we keep mentioning peerless stages, We forget everyting else Beginnings nd ends at ln Is hands or the soul ie nthing but o work har g & 8 234. Verse 2388, BB ave you neard among names {name ike Shem Teste sone of everything Te in creping What knowledge has mind in fron of him? ven ead is the same as fet. Have you seen char? (© heart, have you seen anything brighter In those two worlds ‘Than che fight and emotion a his own clole? ‘Who has ever seen a pea ike hm Froat the beginning tothe end? you have ever seen one, ell me ‘There is no defect in that pear there is one it should be an illusion Have you ever seen one? Have you seen that? very being has prostrated at his temple Around the curtain of Absence 59 Have you seen 4 master of masters Who ascended to the sky, Who expanded and spread But whose chest i sl fll of protection, is stature taller than the eypress? Have you seen such a beaut sultan ‘That genie and human Both prostrated infront of his beautiful face? ven earth eannot match his patience ave you seen such forbearance Even though he doesn’t pay attention to anyone? Subjugston is one of his bitter attributes But where have you seen Anxiety and sweet, red lips together? Have you seen him climbing the ladder ‘To rule the heavens? Have you soon a pear of such brightness, Of such beauty that even soul Beoame a nanny for him? ave you seen somebody who wil buy ‘That kind of garment with those false beads? Have you seen a love Which resembles water in softness, ook and granite in hardness? ‘Outside, Lam nothing bat sorrow and grief, My inside is treasure. Have you soon ws in that amazing shape? ave you seen, in both works, Anyone who matches the sultan of sultans, Shemsedin, in wealth a well asin glory? © morning breeze, take our greeting kindly ‘To is omple for his honor. Have you seen him lately? All Tbe came toe Like the die is enlivened By the horseshoe ofthe Archangel Gabriel Have you seen that? ot 235. Verse 2406 SA asariaseaeet tes oe wt mone la ‘Tears and yells eame from my body, But my soul has reached the greatest gory. Since I embraced such a Moon, My good fortune will have no end, no boundary, at reason to his gallows, ‘Then watch the confusion afterwards My soul started to knit and weave your love Until nish the warp and woof of my existence IF that pomegranate face Becomes a curtain om the way, [il spread fle o him lke a rose Don't be deceived by a temporary rose garden ‘There will bea day when i loses everything With se-car” will wither and decay You see the beauty that God has given such love. You give your soul to such a Sou. Shem of Tabriz, master of masters, Even God is praising him. & @ 236. Verse 2415, CO amy sou, since you haven't reached Him, “With what frivolous thing are you keeping busy? {i to reach Him isnot i your hand, What isin your hand? All you do is moan, groan an ery, But orying and moaning Have no value in His presence Even stones would ry for your situation i ehey knew from whose union you are separated, You ase t take the lead, You used to boast so much when you were with him. You were his eaves friend, You ase to be the praise of sky with His unio. You have become a shame to dist ‘With separation now. ‘You were drunk with the wine Served from His union, Now isthe time for the hangover ‘To come and hit you. But a stately bird brought good news, A spring is coming from that glory. ry ‘This wim is from Hs favor, from His grace, Ieis not from mind, talent or dexterity Yesterday, his kindness visited an old Tadian, ‘That old man turned into a beautiful Moon And faced the young man. (0 my soul, the reason for hecoming so restless Is because you have seen such things From his beauty and his goodness Whats the use IF Thave @ hundred possessions and soveregnties? You are my ie, Yer you run away from me (© heart, such a master of masters Is avay from you that you are lst without him. You ae without contel © separation, you gave me ‘Thousands of wounds Now yous have cured ikea snake over its treasures” 0 my day of separation, You resemble a black stream, hike tr. © my day of union, You are whit, shining like snow. You were playing, gambling With is union once Now you are gambling with his images. (0 patience, you didn't help us at all, On the separation of God and falth’s Shemseddin, Maybe 1 eat ssbirot'"grown inthe land Of Tebriz, ‘Then come to my senses. Don't go ambling ike my lame tuck, ‘Watch che separation where I fall ight in gg & 6 23]. | ‘tthe barren lado Cu’ Nef” There are es and vers everywhere Verse 2433 Have you ever seen a tree Embracing another tre inthe garden? Come 0 Sufi, s¢ least come to yourself today. Yes, there is Sema, joy and pleasure today. LUA a fe ececiee ‘Come. very head, every mind Has filled with the sal of uni And the One who gives souls, of sou Come, Bvery ear, every reason "as found a ring from absolute exstasy ome. You'l find no sober ones From Bast to West later ‘There isa cavalry in every comer (Of this barren land where nobody passes ‘Trough the land fom the world of soul Get into this fire ke firewood ‘The ames ofthis ice each to seven layers of the sky. 238. Verse 2442 y master, ive the alms of your sultanate, you love me, if you have pty on me, Don't go so qulckly. Strike slowly, 0 flery lightning My eyes turned into spring clouds Because of you Eyes cannot soe the dust ‘Of His horse because of weak eyesight ‘Curb, get down fom the horse, walk on foot Help us so we can develop. Because you are sn, ‘The universe is dark without you, “This isnot separation, Tes death's suffering ‘You throttle us wich separation, Soul runs like a shadow behind you, He becomes so restless ‘That he goes beyond the shadow of indecision You drank so much wine While admis his face, O heart. wonder you are sick And have a hangover now. 6 (© one whose beauty isthe eupbearer of soul, What would happen ifyou pity me [And seratch the head of this dreamy one? You held my hand and took an oath with me. You promied that you would stay as my’ frend Until the day of resurrection 1 am surrendering because of your oath For you soul's seke, don't abandon me. Nobody wil be able “To make an oath with you after that, Because you are stone-hearted ‘And don’ have much meroy. ‘You have heen guarding broken hears ‘With your eyes. {wonder are you more eruc than your eyes? ‘When I mentioned your eyes, My heart went to the sea of Absence, ‘The ocean where souls were giving My heart is gone Your love wal live long ‘With reaching his expectation and desire 0 tove, don’t stay away from lovers Live forever and help solve ther troubles, & 239. Verse 2487 You ar exetent kind and neon Turan you ae sb nd comelous, Stay away rom us Lovers don't lke sober frends No fellowship comes from solemn ones. IF the eupbearer offers me less wine, ory, wail and rab is shir. 1 ery blood lke a decanter. | overflow like wine with restlessness. 1am tired and bored with thoughts. ‘ow long will you get me involved with them? Instead, offer me more wine, Is. What rick can I set, © cupbearer, what tick? You are the One who creates; set the tricks You gve reasons every moment, Send me outside. You are so shy, you are so jealous ‘There is nother inside nor outside, Neither glass nor wine, But words Keep flowing lke that. 70 Koel down, © my’ camel ‘Thats the place to settle Don't go out ofthat country have been sacrificed to love, ow swoot i ts tenderness ‘This overtook my wish snd my wil. © cupbearer, don’t put me off With impossible games Give me wine from lange cups © fall Moon, rite for us For love's sake don't passthrough, Save me from the world, Make mie so drunk ‘That | cant diffrentiate my right from my lt. a a 240. Verse 2470 Gans Peete A moon makes me dance. A beloved took all my friends an family away. | tamed into string because of one Who plays the harp, Its sound és tn the ale, But it string dowsnt appear He created a world, Rated tke dust Yet He hides himself ike wind inside of the dust. ‘That sultan shone in Ufo as a sparkle, ut ld himself ike buening in the fic es the one who adorned the rose garden, ‘Yet He hid himself in the thora lke rose My heart says, “You better talk O cupbearer, Beeause my heart is drunk. Atleast you are sober.” My heart talks in silence ike @ mirror In the hands ofa bizarre mirror maker strange form, a peerless heauty is reflecting ‘To dhe mirtor because ofthe mirror maker, From one breath to the other, & a 241. Verse 2479 Yo ree wi our y Bu where repos? fe You hago ve you een ted? In appearance you look very quit, ‘But you are so restless behind the curtain. Your clothes are on the side ofthe river, ‘But you have plunged into water. | wonder how youl raise your head Above the water. “The one who Is an expert on this Is with you where you stand, But youll be ashamed to ask for his help. 1k doesn't matter how the branch moves, As long as i€ moves, Te means there isa spring breeze © bral, don’t move this way and that Donte try to run aay: Don't you know thatthe only help Yoel ot comes from the wind? “This wind arranges your work In hundreds of diffrent ways CConsoling and distracting you. ‘You don't even appreciate that “ “The end of these words are: You'll gt all your wishes from him He makes you drunk, He makes you sober ‘Ask me now who he i. He is Shems of Taba Know this well and don't serach your head With anything but his love, & 5 242. Verse 2488 1, don’t ride your horse “To the sea of fire 1am arald you can't stand the fire ‘Your existence is made by the reed ‘You sound different in every breath, Your vole would raise up the ety, But your rood field cane stand the fre, © brother, you are burning with Names, Don't stand in the ot. But like sustenance, Go to one who needs sustenance. Fire also attracts the reed Fire asks for sustenance from the reed By erying and wailing ‘That's why the reed is attracted to fee Ie bogs and asks for fire. Don't do whatever the reed asks, Do just the opposite if you are sultan Ifyou do the opposite, "The reed wil hide fom you. When it disappears you seratch another hea. %6 Such another being appears to you So that whatever you receive from him Is neither in the reed nor in the sugar. He is such wonderful glory that he gives you Diflerent colors and diffrent kinds of wine ‘You wil open the wings to sweetness You will show the beauties of che tip garden, Another sun will shine between this light, And souls will turn ito pears You bum your wings with his Hight ‘The warmth of his light Separates you rom yourself “The core of the sun breaks open suddenly” any case, the rose gives to the rose, ‘The thorn gets love from the thorn ‘Words are unable to tell beyond that. Words are good only for appearances. Yet, the apparent forms ar lke rose petals ‘They evaporate lke deops of water ‘You lok for drunkenness and dreaminess Ac the shore where roses evaporate, Repeat the name of Shems of Tebes, Mention it because of him. You may succeed. a 7 243. Verse 2506 GPs soot has soon spring nse of him ‘Watched amazing gardens and meadows In he cay dawn. ‘Such « meadow thatthe house of peace ‘And comfort for lovers are there ‘As wall as kisses and embraces fahout lips and arms. yen Firdev’s" paradise Is slave and servant ofthat rose gard Heaven is ashamed when Ie see is greenery. “There is joy, « Sema gathering everywhere “There isa marvelous beauty under every tree Wa white becomes a ose-checked, musk-haired youngster wed, elderly man goes there, ‘The soul broke bis chain tie a lion, Because the mad fun that way insanely. 1 wanted to know where the soul went 1 railed him. (Om the way all new things happened co me, {aave seen beautifal mansions, Bat I haven’ seen trace of the soul 18 ‘Tell my soul to come back he doesn't, you'd etter come. Bring something asa gift from thers. would also ike to put my body there Who is that Moon, that sultan of sultans? Goes mannered, peerless Shemseddin & ~ 244. Verse 2517 $ret yn eyo Seas nd ents eocetet meee He teased me so much on the narrow road, "Tease me so much, teased me. Because of his love's Names, ‘A smoke came out of heart, A smoke came. Heart became restless hem i fel fa such a love No decision remains ‘The horse of my heart broke its halter 1k broke ies alter, its alter. Love's halter raised dust on his head, Raised dust on his head. Such a hangover eame to my head ecaise of Shoms of Tebriz What a hangover. What a hangover & 0 245. Verse 2525 Jove came and asked, “Did you give your soul to me2" Why don't you say, quilly, "Yes, yes. Earth has boen burned to ashes By the fire of beauties. Yet, face and che beauty of love Have sp allover When soul sees love's face it says, “Why don't yu give me your han have gone from myself” [saw love ikea sign of gory But 0 there is such a fire inside of that glory. Birds of soul are around this sgn lke camels, ‘They are nurtured by that fire While Iwas watching cis from a distance, A handsome cavalryman approached me. He tas such face, More beats than the Moon, Ie even barns the moon, His sleepy eyes resemble Mars, st Souls are like shadows infront of his face, And the world is nothing but dust (0m the horteshoe of his horse ‘The most besutifal-faced eautes are born Valley by valley From the dst raised from his horse My mind has flown out of my head lke a bird And started riding an ambling horse Don’ ae me anymore. AI ean say is that hundreds of people Aren't worth a penny there Tam such water ‘That love’ sand has consumed me, Not sand, but a sea Which has no shore and no boundary. Te was said, atthe city of Tebr, ‘That I was beaut ike «tulip In the hand of Shems of Tebriz & 2 246, Verse 2597 Gren ityour bay shee, Your hear is at che garden and meadow. ‘As Tong as you want to hunt, theyll hunt you. ‘You tied your waist with your own flesh ‘You are here, but restless inside of the wind. Your body is ike the sut (Of the diver on the grown. But you keep going lke a fish inside the sea, ‘There are veins in that sea, ‘Some clear and clean, others dark Cleanliness of the soul ‘Comes from those clean veins When you spread your wings t Ny, Youll soe the track ofthese veins ‘Yow are hidden like blood inside of those veins. 11 press you with my finger, you wil blush, ‘Tha beautiful sound of the harps ‘so comies from these veins, And this ery isthe reflection OF the beauty ofthat ery All these sounds and melodies ‘Gone fom the sea of no begining and no end. Iehas no boundary, but has froth and foam. Te bscomes rough and exuberant g 247. Verse 2545) Bosse a0 jot ac” See eee eee With the grace of God, Only sweetness flows From every sense in sweet souls Ie doesn't matter if hundreds OF jars of vinegar overflow. You don't see any bitterness in him. Since God didnt give you The head of drunkenness, Don't ever pretend tobe drunk ‘Or seratoh the head ofa drunk, ‘A.wine comes to the soul from that wayside, And soul drinks with pleasure. He hides his smile from you because terrible hangover who sels vine ‘That smell and bitterness ‘Are the sweetest things for him. “There is nowhere you can find beauty and oy ‘But on that face which resembles the Moon. ‘Taste and happiness come from that face ‘To everyone. ‘That moonlight rfleets on your body Like the favor of spring comes to earth It offers you green dresses ‘And saves you fom becoming dust All ehe thoughts perocived that smell Yow also gee out fom heart ike a pearl And go there. 1 pour the wine, © eupbearer, come on ‘Not the temporary artificial wine ‘We made the morning with pute, Clean wine that is happiness. ‘Then we reached che auspietous evening \With that morning wine cf Keep giving the same wine all che time! & 86 248. Verse 2559 ForSema win nde ‘en trae dig pear Come on, after while ‘You cannot find one sober person From East to West. ‘They plunge into the sea of drunkenness In such a way with the love of « beauty Whore cheeks and face are so charming. ‘You cannot hear the noses of these drunks, Nor see the entrngs ofthese beauties ‘The greatness of this sultan Cannot be contained in hundreds of universes, ‘Hut when Hs horse kicks up ds It gives the illusion and clamor ofthe eavalry Close you mouth, beenuse there is no eye Here to ecognize the rider from the dust. a 7 249. Verse 2567 ee enemas es not far from your kindness ‘To callus to your side. All the ereatures are like this il You ate the springs the essence of them Comes to existence with you, Appear once so they will al hecome drunk. very part ofthis world Manifests diferent exuberance When you reprimand, ‘ard water bursts open under the tander,” Like the waves ofa lod. ‘But when acceptance starts turning in the sky, Al grief ears into joy. De silent (Quit arranging the bots. Maybe a blind one wil break one a 250. Verse 2574 Crone, 0' tat wey iano Tenebrio (© Moses of soul, take your shoes off Because there are no thorns Jn the rose garden of the soul ‘They changed doves int faleons, Because this prey became a hunter fr Him. ‘The drunks wil be out of trouble When their heads become drunk With tha red wine Drink, drink that snd afterwards ‘You won't be able to find any sober one From East eo West Pay attenton, perceive another smell Because there Isa halter in that nose ‘That pulls to thee sme 8 251. Verse 2579 or the sake of your soul, ont soratch the back of your head Dont say you are going Don't come wp with an excuse You have many admirers, that str, But pay attention to these few poor admirers to, Don't say, “Yam busy.” Don look for more works ‘What would happen if you glve up the work? If this one goes, you can create new work You sa “Ihave to go, Ihave a patient.” But aren't you the one who is leaving our patient? Who could be a worse patient then we are? {have become so emaciated ‘That your eye can hardly see me, You swear and say, “will come back tomoreow” Why do you swear? Who could hold your shirt? ‘You have been hiding something by sweating In fat, you are riding the horse of hiding secrets, 0 ae ‘You are Moon, We are the night. Don't run away from ws Without Moon night beoomes dark and boring You are water We are ties crops. one tua fom us You are pure, clear water. Scatter, 0 soul ofthe poor ‘What would happen if you sow one seed? ‘Those are the kindof poor that own ‘The treasure ofthe country. ven kings are ashamed of them, “They are poor only for you. They are sultans for others. ‘They have a crown from You. Mooi is poor infront ofthe sun. ‘But fr stars would ride the horse of royalty Tam your ney [have an excuse to sound like that Yow are the one blowing me with every breath, Livery breath in cis world is counted. ( breath, what kind of breath are you ‘That you eannot he measured? & : 252. Verse 2595 Fave en submerged in ever Thee «thom cing In me see Although I don’t see the thorn, ‘ean gt rid of the wound ofthe thor, 1 don't know what kind of thorn sin this river, 1 keeps penetrating into my sou Look at my body. ‘The designer has embeoidered A diferent design on every part with a ned 111 tok my shirt off of my body, | would dive to the sea hike a bind of water He tells me, laughing, ‘Alter cleaning and surfacing tothe a, “Now you are splitting the waves ofthe sea.” tT eumed into a wooden bowl In that ery water. 92 1 don’t know where that seaconst has gone No shore iti sight. OShems of Terie, You strike flame from every breath Because of your boredom, & 93

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