Love Quotes: Middle Eastern Poetry

Love Quotes: Middle Eastern Poetry. Music by Yurima. Enjoy!!!

" The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along."

Quote 1: By Rumi (1207- 1273) from Open Secret: Versions of Rumi, Translated by Coleman Barks

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"Even After All this time The sun never says to the earth "You owe Me" Look What happens With a love like that, It lights The whole Sky"

Quote 2: Hafez. (1315 - 13190). Short poem.

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"My lover asks me: "What is the difference between me and the sky?" The difference, my love, Is that when you laugh, I forget about the sky."

Quote 3: Nizzar Qabbani ( 1923 1998) from "My Lover Asks Me"

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"In order to draw blood from Majnun the surgeon sharpened his lancet. Majnun wept and said, "I fear that in place of blood out will flow longing for Layla."

Quote 4: Nezami, extract from "Layla and Majnun" or "Layla's Lunatic" an ancient Bedouin story.

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"Because the idol is your face, I have become an idolater. Because the wine is from your cup, I have become a drunkard. In the existence of your love, I have become nonexistent this nonexistence, linked to you, is better than all existence."

Quote 5: By Rumi (1207- 1273). Not sure which number the Ghazal is, however its a very popular poem.

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"Let your every day be full of joy, love the child that holds your hand, let your wife delight in your embrace, for these alone are the concerns of humanity"

Quote 6: From the epic of "Gilgamesh". A poem from Ancient Iraq which is among the earliest known works of literary writings.

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"O thou, companion of my heart
Memories of friends my mind depart
There is not a day that from the start
Your memory I do not tout."

Quote 7: By Hafez, from Ghazal 354.

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"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit"

Quote 8: By Khalil Gibran (1883- 1931) from "The Vision"

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[sjhannigan1]

It's almost Valentines day,somebodys gonna be using this stuff.

[Shamoosa1989]

@sjhannigan1 And whoever that somebody loves, is very lucky indeed. :]

[eatsnax]

Thank you so much for this!

[Shamoosa1989]

You are most welcome.

[abusoona]

Lovely collection of poetry and wisdom, It would be nice if you could add into the info section some reference to the original poem where you got each quote.

[Shamoosa1989]

Thank you! I added the information. :]

[BachTantra]

I'm going to add this to my favourites the others I have known but I have just read this the other day in a book I purchased 'The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along' sublime

[CNlyrical]

Beauteous!

[AntolicPetra]

"Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along."

[lyricapersiana1]

You did a great job! Seriously!

[91FroSt91]

Watching that .. and reading such beautiful words .. is just amazing

You've got a pretty deep perspective and taste, blending that with such music shows that you've got an undeniable artistic taste ...

I don't even know if this might make any sense what I'm writing but ... it really did bring tears to my eyes ._. It's so deep and so ... beautiful.

Thank you for making this ... I'll spread it around everywhere I can :)

[SonOfAlanbar]

it brought tears in my eyes. thank you.

[Lunamar17]

Beatiful!