A beautiful Poem written by Jalaluddin Rumi

Poem: " Love and Soul "
Apart from Love,
everything passes away.
The way to heaven is in your heart.
Open and lift the wings of Love!
When Love’s wings are strong,
you need no ladder.
Though the world is thorns,
a lover’s heart is a bower of roses.
Though heaven’s wheel be mired down,
lovers’ lives go forward.
Invite love into each dark corner.
The lover is bright as a hundred thousand candles!
Even if a lover seems to be alone,
the secret Beloved is nearby.
The time-span of union is eternity.
The life is a jar, and in it,
union is the pure wine.
If we aren’t together, of what use is the jar?
The moment I heard my first love story
I began seeking you,
not realizing the search was useless.
Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere;
they are in one another’s souls all along.

The Alchemy of Love
You come to us
from another world.

From beyond the stars
and void of space.
Transcendent, pure,
of unimaginable beauty,
bringing with you
the essence of love.

You transform all
who are touched by you.
Mundane concerns,
troubles and sorrows
dissolve in your presence,
bringing joy
to ruler and ruled,
to peasant and king.

You bewilder us
with your grace.
All evils
transform into
goodness.

You are the master alchemist.

You light the fire of love
in earth and sky,
in heart and soul
of every being.

Through your love
existence and nonexistence merge.
All opposites unite.
All that is profane
becomes sacred again.

Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi r.a