The Poetry of Rumi

[Ptinski]

Just discovering Rumi - these translations are like the perfection of heat-less light. Loving this. Special thanks for the turn-on to TB.

[apngeram]

Proud to be Persian, and to enjoy Rumi's poems in Persian..<3

[rawrock24]

Aaron Weiss of mewithouYou wrote a beautiful song based of some of Rumi's best works.

[reivenlocke]

Coleman has a voice for poetry. Robert....wellll....he's a good writer for poetry, but let Coleman read it.

[eilirudy]

I love how the Duduk starts at the perfect moment. Mr Barks pauses for a nanosecond there. I can see it touches a string in his heart. It's voice speaks to the heart, just like Rumi's poetry.

[samgulha]

you are a great person and thanks for all those wonderful recitation of Rumi's. God bless.

[5905752]

robert bly really enjoyed it

[spockbella]

"your eyes are even smaller than your heart; yet they behold the world". I get it... Thanks Coleman for introducing Rumi to the world and thus bringing Love to everyone's heart.

[jondeeca]

An enticing entrance point into the works of the Sufi poet, Rumi.

[sufihasan]

very beautifuly read.

[1209alex]

"If YOU do not come these do not matter if you come these do not matter". Translation: "These will always be there."

[Poemsapennyeach]

Great...

[Madarezamin]

Rumi, Coleman Barks, Robert Bly...

WOW..

Beauty in perfection...What else is there?

[persianmpire]

For better underestanding and feel RUMI poems refer to his mother toung,FARSI( Persian)

[Blissfulguy]

O!Rumi,Rumi,Rumi,whnever Your Honourly Wisdom Love Energy Light

Inspired upn MY Hungry Ghost,I declare that I dun belongs no other Faith except RUMI Love Faith.

O!Sweet Rumi,pour some of Ur Gnosis Essence Milk upn THY Innerself so that V cld swim into Ur Spiritual River Bank ,

Amen

Assalamu Alaykum!illah Ruhi Ba Hurmatey Raazo Niyaz Ya Moulana Hazreth Ya Saiyid Jalal'udDeen RUMI

SufiAllah,Wa Barakatihi lahumul Al-Fateha!

[gotheworldinmyhand]

gimme some weed.

[sabdolla1]

"If YOU do not come these do not matter if you come these do not matter". This is simply the genius of Rumi describing the Divine Ocean of Love. If there is no love, they don't matter and if love comes, it's only that matters and the rest don't matter. LOVE is the true thing that matters in this life. Lets all of us love each other to reach the true and divine Love.

[persianmpire]

For better underestanding and feel RUMI poems should know his mother toung,FARSI.and refer to his homeland,IRAN.

[danielrobertgriffin]

beauty belongs to everyone

[lovingrumi]

Dear Colman Barks

You have changed my life by translating rumi's poetry into english I understand.

[uboxer]

@lovingrumi

dear lovingrumi, try learning Farsi (Persian) and and you'll be rich by reading Rumi, Hafez, Nezami and other Persian poems in Farsi and you'll find your next lives will change too. Guaranteed.

[sharabanisadr]

Beautiful, thank you

[manub]

they are the modern day rumi and shams of tabriz

thank you brooke for noticing

[sl5311]

reminds me of days in the greenhouse :)

[lemonindi]

I always get the feeling Coleman Barks was put on earth to translate Rumi; to share his wisdom and beauty with modern-day English-speaking people. Thank you.

[afgpiece]

its amazing how he brings people of faiths to unity. when you hear him it just take away everything from you and it just leaves you with nothing.

[afgpiece]

he is out of this world.

[afgpiece]

thanks for sharing.I couldn't hold myself from crying.

[aktal]

what a beautiful performance reading Rumi's poems...Sir, i think you're gonna be together with Rumi in the afterlife...

[Kewmars1]

Amazing Colman amazing. I have seen a group of Sufis reciting it in Persian in Rumi's birth place in Balkh, in Northern Afghanistan.

[sobhanfarahani]

excellent

[ehsanakbari]

oh rumi...where would i be...how could i be...if it wasn't for your sweet words of truth. and LOVE.

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[robertshrigley]

I have books from coleman Barks I bought while in Istanbul.Its good to know the Sufi way(The real Islam of Love) is shared on the internet.

[nomansid81]

You guys should get his audio cd: BURNING! Its secrets await you.

[nomansid81]

May Allah bless Coleman Barks with more wisdom and empathy