Shams Tabrizi Quotes

Whatever happens to you...
Don’t fall in despair,

Even if all the doors are closed...
A secret path will be there for you that no one knows,

You can’t see it yet...
But so many paradises are at the end of this path,

Be grateful...
It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want...
Thank before having what you want.

When everyone is trying to be something, be nothing. Range with emptiness. Human should be like a pot. As the pot is hold by its emptiness inside, human is hold by the awareness of his nothingness.

There may be one fault in a man that conceals a thousand qualities, or one excellence that conceals a thousand faults. The little indicates much.

Nothing kills the soul that commands to evil (Nafs al Ammarra) like seeing the beauty of the heart.

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.

It is pointless trying to know where the way leads. Think only about your first step, the rest will come.

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

When a sincere woman begins to dance, the seven heavens, the earth, and all creatures begin to dance.

Instead of resisting to changes, surrender. Let life be with you, not against you. If you think ‘My life will be upside down’ don’t worry. How do you know down is not better than upside?

إن مولانا الرومي بحر في العلم و الفضل . لكن من الكرم أن يسمع كلام المسكين شمس . و انا اعلم ،و الجميع يعلمون ،أنه في الفصاحة و الفضل مشهور . و لا أحد في العالم يشبه مولانا إلى هذه الساعة. و في الفنون كلها ،سواء الأضول و الفقه و المنطق و النحو ،يتحدث مع أربابها بقوة المعنى ،و يكون حديثه افضل من حديثهم ،و اجمل و احسن ،ان اضطر إلى ذلك،و شاء قلبه،و لم تمنعه الملالة

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.

God commands us
to pray in the direction of the Ka‘ba
Imagine this:
People all over the world are gathered making a circle around the Ka‘ba
They bow down in prayer
Now
imagine:
Remove the Ka‘ba
from the middle of the circle
Are they not prostrating toward one another?
They are bowing down toward each other’s hearts

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?

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

ما وراء هؤلاء العلماء البارزين..الذائعي الصيت بين الناس..والمحتفى بهم فوق منابر الوعظ...واللقاءات الروحية..هناك خدام الله
يمشون في خفاء
أكثر كمالا
محبوبون حقا
بعضهم ينفذ إلى أسرار البعض الآخر
لكن، لا كتاب يقص حكاية هذا الحبيب.