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Don't Sleep - RUMI (Sufi Mysticism) Powerful Poem
Description: The poet implores to not be tempted by sleep as the breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi, better known simply as Rumi, was perhaps the greatest Sufi mystic and the finest Persian poet of all time. He had a great influence on Muslim writing and culture.
It is believed that Rumi would turn round and round while reciting his poetry, and it is this dance which formed the basis for the Whirling Dervishes, after his death. Dervish means doorway, and the dance is believed to be a mystical portal between the earthly and cosmic worlds.
Poem: Don't Sleep
O seeker,
Listen to your heart’s true yearning—
Don’t sleep!
Give up one night of your life to the vigil—
Don’t sleep!
You have spent a thousand nights
in the cradle of sleep—
I ask for one night.
For the sake of the Friend,
Don’t sleep!
The Loving Witness never sleeps by night,
Follow His ways:
Give yourself to Him—
Don’t sleep!
Beware of that woeful night,
When you cry out in agony: “O God”—
Don’t sleep!
That night when Death comes to welcome you—
By the dread of that night, O weary one,
Don’t sleep!
Even stones will cry when bound
by the weight of those chains.
You are not a stone.
Remember those chains—
Don’t sleep!
Though the night tempts you like a beautiful maiden,
do not drink from her cup.
Fear the morning after— Don’t sleep!
God says, “My dear ones will stay up with me at night.”
If you hear these words,
Don’t sleep!
Fear that horrible night
when no refuge can be found.
Store up your provisions tonight! Beware!
Don’t sleep!
The Saints find their treasure
when the world is asleep;
For the sake of ever-giving love,
Don’t sleep!
When your spirit is old and worn
He will give you a new one,
Then you will become the pure spirit of all.
O hopeful one, don’t sleep!
I have told you again and again—
go to that inner silence!
But still, you do not hear me.
Give me one night
And I will give you a thousand in return—
Don’t sleep!