You Ask Me by Rumi

YOU ASK ME who are you and with such a shaky existence how can you fall in love how do I know who am I or where I am how could a simple wave locate itself in an ocean you ask me what am I seeking above and beyond the pure light that I once was and why am I imprisoned in this cage named body and yet I claim to be a free bird how do I know how I lost my way I know for sure I was all straight before I was seduced by love "RUMI, Fountain of Fire", ghazal number 1517, translated April 1991 by Nader Khalili, Burning Gate Press, Los Angeles, 1994.

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[geva90]

who is Rumi..?,

i love it--->its so pecfull mannnn...make me want to smoke a joint :p

[Shamoosa1989]

Rumi is an old old old Persian poet, my favourite poet. Yeah all his stuff is relaxing and peaceful, enjoy you're joint ya druggie :P :]

[whenyouneedsomeone]

Beautifuly done dear friend

Amazing pictures with beautiful words

x

Jolanda

[Shamoosa1989]

Thanks a lot, I really appreciate your kind words :D

[ehsanbh1]

Great job! Thanks you for making these awesome media.

[Shamoosa1989]

My pleasure, thanks for the comment. :]

[n7n7chen]

Thank you so much for sharing more love with the world. :)

[aqeelhaider07ect17]

Rumi will remain alive in peaceful Hearts forever.

[kamrankhademi]

thanks to your giving the ghazal number I could find his original Farsi poem. which I posted in my previous post, except the last 2 verses which because of youtube restriction were left out,

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ز من یکتا دو تایی من چه دانم

[kamrankhademi]

مرا گویی که رایی من چه دانم چنین مجنون چرایی من چه دانم مرا گویی بدین زاری که هستی به عشقم چون برآیی من چه دانم منم در موج دریاهای عشقت مرا گویی کجایی من چه دانم مرا گویی به قربانگاه جان‌ها نمی‌ترسی که آیی من چه دانم مرا گویی اگر کشته خدایی چه داری از خدایی من چه دانم مرا گویی چه می جویی دگر تو ورای روشنایی من چه دانم مرا گویی تو را با این قفس چیست اگر مرغ هوایی من چه دانم مرا راه صوابی بود گم شد ار آن ترک ختایی من چه دانم بلا را از خوشی نشناسم ایرا به غایت خوش بلایی من چه دانم

[CanFatima]

At my dostss

[RabiaBasri100]

@geva90 He was a Muslim poet. A true Muslim.

[mhwaheb11]

@Shamoosa1989 >>> He is from Balkh, Afghanistan!

[xEXilUx]

@Shamoosa1989 you recite this poem?

[theloveman11378]

HEY i DON'T KNOW MUCH BUT I DO KNOW THAT THESE WORDS ARE TO DIE FOR, MY FIEND 0o0Peace0o0 ENLIGHTENED ME ABOUT THIS VIDEO AND IT IS ALL THAT AND A BAG OF CHIPS, YOU ROCK BIG TIME, CIAO, JIMMY

[RadhaaNilia]

Rumi, Poet for the Soul