Rumi

Rumi

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

1207-1273 • Persian

Sufism

13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic whose poetry of divine love has captivated hearts across centuries. Founder of the Mevlevi Order known for whirling dervishes.

Key Works

  • Masnavi
  • Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi
  • Fihi Ma Fihi
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Quotes by Rumi

115 quotes
I once had a thousand desires, but in my one desire to know you, all else melted away.
longingMasnavi
There is some kiss we want with our whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body.
longingDivan-i Shams
The intelligent want self-control; children want candy.
disciplineMasnavi
Whatever you do for love is well done.
loveMasnavi
A thousand half-loves must be forsaken to take one whole heart home.
wholenessDivan-i Shams
Look at love. How it tangles with the one fallen in love.
loveDivan-i Shams
There is a community of the spirit. Join it, and feel the delight of walking in the noisy street and being the noise.
communityDivan-i Shams
That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful.
beautyMasnavi
This is love: to fly toward a secret sky.
loveDivan-i Shams
On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open.
surrenderDivan-i Shams
It's your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.
individualityMasnavi
Open your hands if you want to be held.
opennessDivan-i Shams
You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.
identityDivan-i Shams
Do not seek for the marvelous, the truth is wonder enough.
truthMasnavi
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.
joyDivan-i Shams
My head is bursting with the joy of the unknown.
joyDivan-i Shams
All loves are a bridge to divine love.
loveMasnavi
The garden of the world has no limits, except in your mind.
limitlessnessMasnavi
He who tastes, knows.
experienceMasnavi
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