March 11, 2008...2:07 pm
Rumi: “We are as the flute”
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We are as the flute, and the music in us is from thee;
we are as the mountain and the echo in us is from thee.
We are as pieces of chess engaged in victory and defeat:
our victory and defeat is from thee, O thou whose qualities are comely!
Who are we, O Thou soul of our souls,
that we should remain in being beside thee?
We and our existences are really non-existence;
thou art the absolute Being which manifests the perishable.
We all are lions, but lions on a banner:
because of the wind they are rushing onward from moment to moment.
Their onward rush is visible, and the wind is unseen:
may that which is unseen not fail from us!
Our wind whereby we are moved and our being are of thy gift;
our whole existence is from thy bringing into being.
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March 11, 2008 at 11:54 pm
I feel I could live my life in these two lines:
“We are as the flute” and “We all are lions.”
I love when simple words create the most layered meanings.
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful poem!
March 14, 2008 at 4:04 am
it s my pleasure Hannah. I absolutely love the same about simple words. like in the Finnish or Japanise style to do poetry.
March 17, 2008 at 3:37 am
Lovely poem and Rumi is my all time favorite. my favorite line is ” our whole existence is from thy bringing into being”
thanks for sharing!
March 17, 2008 at 1:15 pm
we and our existence are really non existence
our wind whereby we are moved and our being are of thy gift
our whole existence is from thy bringing into being.
Thank you Rumi because your spirit makes us understanding so much about ourselves.
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