Oh, if a tree could wander and move
with foot and wings!
It would not suffer the axe blows
and not the pain of saws!
For would the sun not wander
away in every night ?
How could at every morning
the world be lighted up?
And if the ocean’s water
would not rise to the sky,
How would the plants be quickened
by streams and gentle rain?
The drop that left its homeland,
the sea, and then returned ?
It found an oyster waiting
and grew into a pearl.
Did Yusuf not leave his father,
in grief and tears and despair?
Did he not, by such a journey,
gain kingdom and fortune wide?
Did not the Prophet travel
to far Madina, friend?
And there he found a new kingdom
and ruled a hundred lands.
You lack a foot to travel?
Then journey into yourself!
And like a mine of rubies
receive the sunbeams? print!
Out of yourself ? such a journey
will lead you to your self,
It leads to transformation
of dust into pure gold!
Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273)
13 comments:
hej! azizi...rumi has always a great poet...so let's travel, discover our inner self and beyond and dare to take the road less travel to find new kingdom to rule new word...let's travel!
what can i say from this poem..jauh berjalan, luas pemandangan ;)
go travel mate!! :)
I love travel and I love this poem too,too bad I did'nt know who is Jalaluddin Rumi...a great poet as danial quoted?need to find more about him.....tq again pal!!
danial - yup, indeed. a bit philosophical, in a way, but it means a lot. :-) ..... traveling is a bit of fun i am doing now. :-)
inah - exactly. explore a new horizon that lies ahead.
r.salju - Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī was a great poet (and still), and his poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages.
hej! azizi...and hope to travel again to the land of red lights district...hahahahhaa...;-)
danial - you will, and you have to! .....:-)
if a tree could wander, then it would be 'Treebeard'... *wink*
speechless >
treebeard says: "You must understand, young Hobbit, it takes a long time to say anything in Old Entish. And we never say anything unless it is worth taking a long time to say" ..... it took them infinity just to say "good morning". ;-)
broom barara room...
Ok, will go travel! =)
Salam Maal Hijrah.
zampeada - broomm barra roommm..... heh heh..heh... an ancient entish language, say you?
lynawan - ha ha ha .... enjoy your christmas break! salam maal hijrah to you too!
Azizi,
Beautiful words! Esp the last phrase.
Journey into yourself is a lonely journey only the wise has travelled!
anneaziz - yup, sometimes we are not equally treating ourselves. ;-)
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