Shams Tabrizi Quotes

This world is like a mountain.
Your echo depends on you.
If you scream good things,
the world will give it back.
If you scream bad things,
the world will give it back.
Even if someone says badly about you,
speak well about him.
Change your heart to change the world.

ادخل في ذاتك؛ابتغاء أن تشاهد حياة حقيقية لها سماء أخرى وقمر آخر. .

Don’t search for heaven and hell in the future. Both are now present. Whenever we manage to love without expectations, calculations, negotiations, we are indeed in heaven. Whenever we fight, hate, we are in hell.

Being the companion of the folk of this world is fire. There must be an Abraham if the fire is not going to burn [you].

لست قادرا على أن أطلب منك السفر ,
لذلك سأتحمل هذا العبء من أجلك,
فالفراق ينضج الروح بعد الفراق ,
نقول: لماذا لم أتبع أوامره ونواهيه؟
مقارنة مع ألم الفراق، كان ذلك سهلا ,
استطيع أن أسافر خمسين مرة من أجلك ,
عندما أرحل فذلك من أجلك ,
وإلا ما الفرق عندي بين الأناضول أو الشام
مكة أو قسطنطينة
لا أبالي بذلك لكن، الفراق ينضج الروح ويكمله.

Alms in secret extinguish the wrath of the Lord means you are so immersed in sincerity and in preserving that sincerity that you have no pleasure in giving alms.

The summary of the advice of all prophets is this;
Find yourself a mirror.

Don’t judge the way other people connect to God; to each his own way and his own prayer.

God does not take us at our word. He looks deep into our hearts. It is not the ceremonies or rituals that make a difference, but whether our hearts are sufficiently pure or not.

We can only learn and advance with contradictions.
The faithful inside should meet the doubtful. The doubtful should meet the faithful. Human slowly advances and becomes mature when he accepts his contradictions.

There are more fake guides, teachers in the world than stars. The real guide is the one who makes you see your inner beauty, not the one who wants to be admired and followed.

No matter what people call you, you are just who you are. Keep to this truth. You must ask yourself how is it you want to live your life. We live and we die, this is the truth that we can only face alone. No one can help us. So consider carefully, what prevents you from living the way you want to live your life?

"بدا وصلك عزيزا, واحسرتاه, إن العمر لا يفي , لابد من دنيا مليئة بالذهب لكي أنثر علي وصلك.
عندنا الله الحي, إلى متى نجعل الله ميتا ؟
"المعنى هو الله" هو عين المعنى الذي قلناه, و عهد الله لا يفسد"

ملأت قدحا, لا أستطيع الشراب, لا أستطيع الإراقة, قلبي لا يشاء أن أتحرر , أذهب

Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn't take you into the house.

من وجد طريقا إلى صحبتي علامته أن صحبة الآخرين تغدو عنده باردة مرة ،و لا تغدو باردة على نحو يظل فيه يصحبهم، بل على نحو لا تبقى له معهم صحبة