Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi (جلالالدین محمد رومی) Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi (جلالالدین محمد بلخى) (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273) was an Afghan philosopher, theologian, poet, teacher, and founder of the Mevlevi (or Mawlawi) order of Sufism; also known as Mevlana (Our Guide), Jalaluddin Rumi, or simply Rumi.
You try to be faithful And 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.
Brother, stand the pain. Escape the poison of your impulses. The sky will bow to your beauty, if you do. Learn to light the candle. Rise with the sun. Turn away from the cave of your sleeping. That way a thorn expands to a rose.
لا حُب أفضل من حُبٍ بدون حبيب, ليس أصلح من عمل صالح دون غاية.