Rumi Translation: Birdsong

Birdsong by Rumi loose translation by Michael R. Burch Birdsong relieves my deepest griefs: now I'm just as ecstatic as they, but with nothing to say! Please universe, rehearse your poetry through me! I choose to love you in silence by Rumi loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch I choose to love you in silence where there is no rejection; to possess you in loneliness where you are mine alone; to adore you from a distance which diminishes pain; to kiss you in the wind stealthier than my lips; to embrace you in my dreams where you are limitless ... Beyond by Rumi loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Don’t demand union: there’s a closer closeness, beyond. The instant love descends to rest in me, many beings become One. In a single grain of wheat ten thousand sheaves germinate. Within the needle’s eye innumerable stars radiate. The Field by Rumi loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Far beyond sermons of right and wrong there’s a sunlit field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lazes in such lush grass the world is too full for discussion. Two Insomnias by Rumi loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch When I’m with you, we’re up all night; when we're apart, I’m unable to sleep. Thank God for both insomnias and their inspiration. Untitled Rumi Epigrams I am not this hair, nor this thin sheathe of skin; I am the Soul that abides within. —Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch We come whirling from nothingness, scattering stardust.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Why should I brood, with every petal of my being blossoming?—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Elevate your words, not their volume. Rain grows flowers, not thunder.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Bare rock is barren. Be compost, so wildflowers spring up everywhere.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch I want to sing as the birds sing, heedless of who hears or heckles.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Your heart’s candle is ready to be kindled. Your soul’s void is waiting to be filled. You can feel it, can’t you? —Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Your heart’s an immense ocean. Go discover yourself in its depths.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch The only prevailing beauty is the heart’s.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch This is love: to fly toward a mysterious sky, to cause ten thousand veils to fall. First, to stop clinging to life, then to step out, without feet ... —Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch What you seek also pursues you.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Love renders reason senseless.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Love is the bridge between your Heart and Infinity.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Your task is not to build love, but to bring down all the barriers you built against it.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Let yourself be guided by the strange magnetism of what you truly love: It will not lead you astray. The lion is most majestic when stalking prey. —Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch The moon shines most bright when it embraces the night. —Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch The moon shines brightest when the night is darkest. —Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch The moon is brightest when it embraces the night.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch If your heart is light, it will light your way home.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Are you still in the dark that your light lights the worlds?—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Why do you remain prisoner when the door's ajar?—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Why do you remain prisoner when the door's wide open?—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch As you begin to follow the Way, the Way appears.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Come, come, fellow traveler. Wanderer, worshiper, itinerant: it makes no difference. Ours is no caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken ten thousand vows. Come yet again, come, come.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Forget security! Live by the perilous sea. Destroy your reputation, however glorious. Become notorious. —Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Don’t be satisfied with stories of others’ accomplishments. Create your own legend.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch I was so drunk my lips got lost requesting a kiss.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Eyes identify love. Feet pursue.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Everything beautiful was made for the beholder.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch The essence of the rose abides not in the perfume but the thorns.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Ignite yourself, then seek those able to fan your flames.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch When will you begin the long trek toward reconciliation with yourself?—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch There is eloquence in silence. Stop weaving and the pattern is perfected.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch The universe lies within you, not without. Look within: everything you desire, you already are.—Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch You must understand “one” and “two” because one and one make two. But you must also understand “and.” —Rumi, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch