Jalaluddin Rumi

“Siang dan malam di dunia ini engkau mencari ketenteraman dan kedamaian, walaupun sesungguhnya tidak mungkin engkau mencapai mereka di dunia. Namun demikian, pencarianmu tentu tidak sia-sia. Ketenteraman dan kedamaian tentu bisa hadir, meski hanya sekejap. Kedamaian apa pun yang engkau temukan di dunia ini tidaklah abadi. Kegadirannya bagai kilat yang menyambar. Ia hadir disertai situasi penuh guntur, hujan, salju, dan godaan.” Begitulah penggalan bait Rumi dalam kitab yang menjadi rujukan wajib pengembara jalan dan laku spiritual. Dalam perjalanan pencarian hakikat diri ini, buku ini dipandang sebagai buku pembuka yang menjembatani antara dunia fisik jasmani dan apa-apa yang dilakukan dengannya menuju ke dunia tak kasat mata yang disebut dengan batin. Dengan kata lain, kita bergerak masuk ke dalam batin yang mahaluas yang akan memberi kita pengalaman-pengalaman spiritual lain yang penuh sensasi. Ranah hakikat itulah ranah batin. Bisa juga disebut dengan perjalanan esoteris karena bergerak menuju inti misteri Ilahi dan alam semesta ini.

Fihi Ma Fihi

Cambridge University professor Reynold Nicholson once remarked that the 13th-century Persian poet Rumi is the "greatest mystical poet of any age." In Rumi's vision, love is the very matrix of existence; love is what moves life. His poetry expresses the deepest and the most inclusive layers of love, and thus connects us to an immense source of joy, compassion, creativity, and mystery. This book is a new anthology and an original translation of Rumi's poetry. It is divided into three parts. Part I contains two essays, one on Rumi's life ("A Messenger from the Sun") and the other on his poetic vision and thought ("The Path of Love in the Ocean of Life"), which together help the reader better situate his poetry. Part II presents 144+1 quatrains (Rubaiyat) of Rumi categorized into 12 thematic chapters: On the Pain and Joy of Longing; The Search; Who Am I?; The Beloved's Face; Die to Yourself; The Art of Living; Night Secrets; Water of Life; Fire of Love; Unity and Union; Peaceful Mind; and Rumi on His Life, Poetry and Death. These poems have been selected and translated from the authentic Persian editions of Rumi's Divan-e Shams. For readers interested in the cadence and rhythm of the poems in the original language the Persian reading (in English script) is also given under each translated poem. Part III is a selection of 12 wisdom stories from Rumi's own life (taken from a 14th-century biographical work on Rumi). A glossary of symbolic terms in Rumi's poetry, and references to the original sources of the translated poems are also given at the end of the book. This anthology brings fresh insight into the work and mind of a master poet who mapped the path of spiritual quest and union, and painted in words the art of loving.

The Art of Loving

Rumi

In recent years, the Western world has been flooded with all things 'Rumi'. Verses ascribed to the great thirteenth-century Sufi mystic are read at weddings, births, and funerals across the United States, Europe, and beyond. Wisdom drawn from Rumi's work is tattooed over the limbs and backs of Hollywood A-listers, and ordinary folk as well. And, yet, the precious lines uttered at ceremonies, etched onto skin, and quoted elsewhere in such abundance bear only a passing resemblance to the original masterful poetry penned by Jalaluddin Rumi. This is because the West's fascination with these poems, written some seven centuries ago, largely stems from translations by individuals who, though often impressive poets themselves, have little or no understanding of the original Persian. At the Scheherazade Foundation, we believe that Occidental society can benefit enormously from Rumi's clarity and wisdom, and that his body of work is as important now as it has ever been. For this reason, we have commissioned native Persian-speaking scholars to craft entirely new translations, taking every care to remain faithful to Rumi's own words. And so as to allow Rumi's wisdom to be absorbed with ease, the readings are presented in their essential form, and are arranged by theme.

The Essential Rumi Readings

Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn't matter. Ours is not a caravan of despair. come, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times. Come, yet again, come, come.

Let Silence Take You to the Core of Life.

An Autumn of Sparkling Love with Rumi: A Selected Collection of 100+ Love Poems of Jalaluddin Rumi

Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (Maulana)

Selected from the great Sufi mystic's six-volume collection of verse entitled the Mathnawi, this collection of spiritual poetry, correspondence, and teachings features the very best of Rumi's work. Original.

Poetry, Teaching Stories, and Letters of Rumi

This Longing

A selection of Rubaiyat (Quatrains) of Rumi in Persian/ Farsi.

Jalaluddin Rumi

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