If in thirst you drink water from a cup, you see God in it. Those who are not in love with God will see only their own faces in it. - Rumi

i was dead
i came alive
i was tears
i became laughter
all because of love
when it arrived
my temporal life
from then on
changed to eternal

love said to me
you are not
crazy enough
you don’t
fit this house

i went and
became crazy
crazy enough
to be in chains
love said
you are not
intoxicated enough
you don’t
fit the group

i went and
got drunk
drunk enough
to overflow
with light-headedness
love said
you are still
too clever
filled with
imagination and skepticism

i went and
became gullible
and in fright
pulled away
from it all
love said
you are a candle
attracting everyone
gathering every one
around you

i am no more
a candle spreading light
i gather no more crowds
and like smoke
i am all scattered now

love said
you are a teacher
you are a head
and for everyone
you are a leader
i am no more
not a teacher
not a leader
just a servant
to your wishes

love said
you already have
your own wings
i will not give you
more feathers
and then my heart
pulled itself apart
and filled to the brim
with a new light
overflowed with fresh life

now even the heavens
are thankful that
because of love
i have become
the giver of light

ليس لكل احد ان يكون محبوبا فالمحبوب يحتاج الي صفات وفضائل لا يرزقها كل انسان ، ولكن لكل انسان ان يأخذ نصيبه ف الحب ، وينعم به فإذا فاتك ياسيدي ان تكون محبوبا فلا يفتك ان تكون محبا، وان لم يكن من حظك ان تكون يوسف فمن يمنعك ان تكون يعقوب، ولو عرف المحبون ما ينعم به العشاق المتيمون لتمنوا مكانهم وخرجوا من صف المحبوبين السعداء الي صف المحبين البؤساء

نحن من أولئك الذين يفرحون دون ذهب أو ثروات
نحن هادئون فى ألالم وساكنون فى الخوف
وألى آخر دورة الفلك، نحن فرحون بالاستسلام
لاتظن أننا مثلك، فرحون نصف فرحة.