Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi: Aşkın Dansı (Rumi - The Dance of Love)

(This video is an excerpt from Turkish movie: Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi: Aşkın Dansı ("Rumi - The Dance of Love"))

Celaleddin Rumi was born September 30, 1207, in the ancient trading city of Balkh, during a time of war, social upheaval, and spiritual questioning. When Rumi was five, his father took his family west to avoid Mongol invasions, passing through the great city of Baghdad before settling at Konya, Turkey. When Rumi was thirty-nine, he met the mysterious Shams, an older mendicant who was to have a profound influence on Rumis life and work. Legend has it that Rumi and Shams first met beside a fountain in Konya. Rumi was talking to his students with his fathers spiritual notebook, the Maarif, open beside him. Shams apparently interrupted the conversation by pushing the precious text into the water. When Rumi demanded to know why Shams had done this, Shams reportedly replied, It is time for you to live what you have been reading of and talking about.

This was the start of a passionate friendship between the two men. At one point Shams disappeared — or, some say, was killed by Rumis jealous followers. The brokenhearted Rumi ultimately composed forty-five thousand verses in honor of his lost friend. He also produced works of theology and philosophy, including the massive six-volume Masnavi. Rumi died in his bed in Konya on December 17, 1273.



Duydum ki bizi bırakmaya azmediyorsun, etme.
Başka bir yar, başka bir dosta meylediyorsun, etme.
Ey ay, felek harab olmuş, ziyan olmuş senin için
Bizi öyle harab, öyle ziyan ediyorsun, etme.
Ey, makamı var ile yokun üstünde olan kişi
Sen varlık sahasını öyle terk ediyorsun, etme.
Sen yüz çevirecek olsan, ay kapkara olur gamdan
Sen ayın da evini yıkmayı kastediyorsun, etme.
Şekerliğinin içinde zehir olsa dokunmaz bize
Sen zehri o şeker, şekeri zehrediyorsun, etme.
Harama bulaşan gözüm, güzelliğinin hırsızı
Ey hırsızlığa da değen hırsızlık ediyorsun, etme.
Aşıklarla başa çıkacak gücün yoksa eğer
Aşka öyleyse ne diye hayret ediyorsun, etme.
İsyan et ey arkadaşım, söz söyleyecek an değil
Aşkın baygınlığıyla ne meşk ediyorsun, etme.

-Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi

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• Rumi
• Mevlana
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• Love
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• Askin Dansi
• Dance of Love
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