PoemWhispers of Love
Author / PoetRumi
ReferenceMathnawi V. 411-414 (translated by Kabir Helminski) ‘The Rumi Collection’, Edited by Kabir Helminski
TagsFool, Whisper

Lover whispers to my ear,
“Better to be a prey than a hunter.
Make yourself My fool.
Stop trying to be the sun and become a speck!
Dwell at My door and be homeless.
Don’t pretend to be a candle, be a moth,
so you may taste the savor of Life
and know the power hidden in serving.”

Rumi
Rumi
30 Sep 1207 - 17 Dec 1273
Region: Southern Asia
Period: Medieval
Movement: Sufi

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