the Beloved...

Come, come,
the Beloved has arrived!

The rose garden is blooming,
run and offer your life and the world
to the rising Sun.

Smile and see the beauty hidden
In an ugly face,
weep, weep for those who have turned
away from love.

What a day, what a day!

A day of resurrection!

The lover has once again broken free from his chains.

The scroll of our deeds brought by the angels lays open.

Beat the drum and say no more.

The heart and mind have gone,
the soul has flown to the Beloved!



--Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Translation by Azima Melita Kolin
and Maryam Mafi
Rumi: Hidden Music
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2001