Did not I say to you
Do not go there
for I am your friend
in this mirage of annihilation,
I am the fountain of your life.
Even though in anger you depart
a hundred thousand years from me,
in the end you will return
for I am what you seek.
Did not I say to you
Do not be content with worldly forms
for I fashion your contentment.
Did not I say to you
I am the sea and you a single fish
Do not go to the dry land,
for I give you life in my crystal sea.
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Did I not say to you, " Go not like birds to the snare; come, for
I am the power of flight and your wings and feet? "
Did I not say to you, " They will waylay you and make you
cold, for I am the fire and warmth and heat of your desire? "
Did I not say to you, " They will implant in you ugly qualities
so that you will forget that I am the source of purity to you? "
Did I not say to you, "Do not say from what direction the ser-
vant's affairs come into order? " I am the Creator without
directions.
If you are the lamp of the heart, know where the road is to the
house; and if you are godlike of attribute, know that I am your
Master.
-Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem