Dedicated to the Ruler of my heart, this poem has been taken from “Rumi: In the Arms of the Beloved”.
Dancing in ecstasy you go,
my soul of souls.
Don’t go without me.
Laughing with your friends,
you enter the garden.
Don’t go without me.
Don’t let the sky turn without me.
Don’t let the Moon shine without me.
Don’t let the Earth spin without me.
Don’t let the days pass without me.
The two worlds are joyous because of you.
Don’t stay in this world without me.
Don’t go to the next world without me.
Don’t let your eyes look without me.
Don’t let your tongue speak without me.
Don’t let your hands hold without me.
Don’t let your soul stir without me.
Moonlight reveals the sky’s bright face.
I am the light, you are the Moon.
Don’t rise without me.
The thorn is protected by the rose!
You are the rose, I am the thorn.
Don’t show your beauty without me.
I am the curve of your mallet,
the bits of stone beneath your chisel.
Don’t strike the stone without me,
Don’t move the chisel without me.
O joyous companion of the King,
Don’t drink without me.
O watchman on the rooftop,
Don’t stay up without me.
Woe to those who travel alone. . . .
You know every sign,
You’ve walked upon every path.
Don’t go without me.
Some call you love,
I call you the King of Love.
You are beyond all imaginings,
taking me places I can’t even dream of.
O Ruler of my Heart,
wherever you go…
Don’t go without me.
Originally written in Persian (Farsi) and translated by Jonathan Star (Rumi: In the Arms of the Beloved was published in 1997), this poem is so deep and absolutely beautiful.
O Ruler of my Heart,
wherever you go…
Don’t go without me.
Let’s go to the journey of Love, together!
The poem is the pathway to the eternal.