Be Lost In The Call


Lord, said David, since you do not need us,why did you create these two worlds?
Reality replied: O prisoner of time,I was a secret treasure of kindness and generosity,
and I wished this treasure to be known,
so I created a mirror: its shining face, the heart;
its darkened back, the world;
The back would please you if you've never seen the face.
Has anyone ever produced a mirror out of mud and straw?Yet clean away the mud and straw,
and a mirror might be revealed.
Until the juice ferments a while in the cask,it isn't wine. If you wish your heart to be bright,
you must do a little work.
My King addressed the soul of my flesh:You return just as you left.
Where are the traces of my gifts?
We know that alchemy transforms copper into gold.This Sun doesn't want a crown or robe from God's grace.
He is a hat to a hundred bald men,
a covering for ten who were naked.
Jesus sat humbly on the back of an ass, my child!How could a zephyr ride an ass?
Spirit, find your way, in seeking lowness like a stream.
Reason, tread the path of selflessness into eternity.
Remember God so much that you are forgotten.Let the caller and the called disappear;
be lost in the Call.

-RUMI

Regards,
Yashal Jalil

Comments

  1. Ursala Jogezai28 December 2017 at 05:18

    SubhanAllah ... polish the mirror till the Beloved’s face is revealed. The only purpose of existence.

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