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

116 quotes
Borrow the beloved's eyes. Look through them and you'll see the beloved's face everywhere.
perceptionDivan-i Shams
O beloved, take me. Liberate my soul. Fill me with your love.
surrenderDivan-i Shams
All I know of tomorrow is that providence will rise before the sun.
trustMasnavi
Burdens are the foundations of ease and bitter things the forerunners of pleasure.
alchemyMasnavi
The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.
reflectionDivan-i Shams
To praise is to praise how one surrenders to the emptiness.
surrenderMasnavi
Go and stand humbly before the One. Confess your nothingness, that you may receive everything.
humilityMasnavi
Every tree and every plant in the meadow seemed to be dancing, those which average eyes would see as fixed and still.
presenceDivan-i Shams
When you let go of who you are, you become who you might be.
transformationMasnavi
Why should I stay at the bottom of a well, when a strong rope is in my hand?
freedomMasnavi
When the flower blooms, bees come uninvited. When you become the flower, everything you desire comes.
surrenderThe Essential Rumi
I have lived on the lip of insanity, wanting to know reasons, knocking on a door. It opens. I've been knocking from the inside.
awakeningThe Essential Rumi, Poems of Ecstasy and Longing
The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.
silenceRumi collected works
Everything is a mirror. Look at yourself in all things.
unityThe Masnavi
The moment you accept what troubles you've been given, the door will open.
surrenderThe Rumi Collection
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