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[poetrybyonur]

Today is World Poetry Day, and to honour it, I’m posting a reading of one of my favourite poems by the 13th century Persian poet, Rumi. Click on poem to hear my Londoner voice recite this amazing piece of wisdom. Background music is by Sufi Music Ensemble.

Happy World Poetry Day.

[loneberry]

—Michael Sells on Ibn ‘Arabi’s The Translator of Desires

One day I will smell the desert moringa and know it as the scent of loss

[qalbofnight]

tere ishq kii intahaa chaahataa huu.N merii saadagii dekh kyaa chaahataa huu.N sitam ho ki ho vaadaa-e-behijaabii ko_ii baat sabr-aazamaa chaahataa huu.N ye jannat mubaarak rahe zaahido.n ko ki mai.n aap kaa saamanaa chaahataa huu.N ko_ii dam kaa mehamaa.N huu.N ai ahal-e-mahafil chiraaG-e-sahar huu.N, bujhaa chaahataa huu.N bharii bazm me.n raaz kii baat kah dii ba.Daa be-adab huu.N, sazaa chaahataa huu.N English Translation. I want to have the extremes of your Love, See, how silly am I, wishing for unachievable. I don’t care if you maltreat me or promise to unveil your beauty, I just want something unbearable to test my fortitude Let the God fearing people be dwelling in the paradise, For, instead I want to be face to face with you. ( I don’t want to go to paradise but want to observe the Divine Beauty) O fellows, I am here for a few moments, as a gust, Like morning star I will fade and vanish in a few moments. I disclosed the secret in public, I need to be punished for being so rude.

[wherethewindscametolife]

[amuxdesigns]

My Lord, I have wronged myself considerably None Can forgive sins but you,  Grant me your Forgiveness Your are the ever forgiving, the merciful

[qalbofnight]

Mann Nami goyam Analhaq yaar ni goyat go Choon na goyam choon mera dildar ni goyat go (I did not say that I am the Truth, my Friend said so. And why shouldn’t I say so for my Beloved asked me to say so.)

2.Arrey logo tumhara kia, mein jaanoo’n mera khuda jaaney Oh those who point fingers at me, why does it concern you? It’s between me & my God ( and God sees in the soul not outer trappings)

3. Jo Zarr maango tou beyzarr hoon, jo sarr maango tou haazir hoon Jo mukh moroon tou kaafir hoon, mein jaanoon mera khuda jaaney If you want gold, I don’t have any, if you want my head,i gift my life for you, “If I turn away my face (from trials of love), call me an infidel. It’s between me and my God.

4. Charha mansoor sooli par, jo wakif tha wohi dilbar Arey mullah janaza parh, mein jaanoon mera khuda jaaney Mansoor was hanged , only those who knew his love for God understood his total annihilation of himself in God’s love O priests recite his funeral prayers, It’s between me & my God.

( explanation : Mansoor Al-Hallaj was condemned to hang by the neck for shouting in ecstasy Anal-Haq, Anal-Haq (I am the Truth, I am the Truth). The orthodoxy understood this to mean that he was claiming to be God himself, whereas for him it was simply a total annihilation of himself. Mansoor Al-Hallaj climbed the gallows with his head held high, not the least daunted by his imminent death.)

5. Tumhi dilbar ho Sarwar ka, Tumhi ho pyara Haider ka Pilaao jaam kausar ka, mein jaanoon mera khuda jaaney (Mansoor ) you are the beloved of both the Prophet pbuh and Hazrat Ali offer him a drink from kausar, it’s between me and my God (Note : Sarwar is a title given to the prophet pbuh and means chief Haider is title of Hazrat Ali and means lion Hauzuʾl-Kausar is the fountain of abundance in Paradise. A drink from this on arrival makes one forget all bad experiences of life jaam e Kausar – a cup from the fountain of kausar . )

6. Wohi ehsaan mujh per ker Ameer ul Mouminee’n Haider Bulley ka sawaal poora ker, mein jaanoon mera khuda jaaney… . Oh leader of the faithful, Ali , please offer a sip to Bulleh too and accept his supplication. Main jaanun mera Khuda jaaney,.

EXPLANATION CREDIT: MAM RANA SAFVI

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[sullaf]

Half of life is lost in charming others . The other half is lost in going through anxieties caused by others . Live this play . You have played enough.

- Rumi