Thursday, December 17, 2009

RUMI'S FAREWELL IN KONIA

rumi,the persian poet says farewell in ghonieh/konia,as an exile
http://www.faramarzsoleimani.blogspot.com/

DEATH IS THE ROAD
LIFE IS THE TRAVELLER
SOUL IS THE GUIDE

RUMI,MOLANA JALALEDIN MOLAVI,WHO WAS BORN /586/1207 IN BALKH,IRAN,DIED ,AS IMMIGRANT POET, IN GHONIEH/KONIA IN 26 AZAR 651/
DEC 17,1272.AT THAT TIME FARSI WAS THE OFFICIAL LITERARY AND CULTURAL LANGUAGE IN GHONIEH,WHICH WAS KEPT ALIVE THERE BY FOLLOWERS OF RUMI.

OUT OF TWO BEINGS I HAVE A DESIRE
I AM A JOYOUS SOUL WITHOUT JOY
OPEN YOUR LIPS IN SMILE
'CAUSE IT'S OPEN I AM IN OPENNESS
If planting rose without you,it grows thorn
If hatching peafowl's egg,it turns to snake
If playing rebeck,it breaks the string
If going to eighth heaven,it becomes the fire.
Tr.by:F.S.
Modified Aug 28,2010

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