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
115
quotes in library
Quotes by Rumi
115 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
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