Mevlana Rumi Quotes: Sufi poetry

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Who is at my door?</span></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuf3NCakbO3Bd8A4sr9OYiOQh3SlEQAe6Mpfk33xU6OMNYt7LkMq1TMABprfwbjmhLQsj72kE9505Y7H-1sZ8myM0cVnz2GkwWgzNqR2RAC1VLmmSsG_eESUNhf8Q1vU6qRqiap9eI5Jw/s1600/Who+is+at+my+door+Rumi+Poem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rumi Poem, Who is at My Door, Mevlana Rumi Poems" border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuf3NCakbO3Bd8A4sr9OYiOQh3SlEQAe6Mpfk33xU6OMNYt7LkMq1TMABprfwbjmhLQsj72kE9505Y7H-1sZ8myM0cVnz2GkwWgzNqR2RAC1VLmmSsG_eESUNhf8Q1vU6qRqiap9eI5Jw/s1600/Who+is+at+my+door+Rumi+Poem.jpg" title="Who is at My Door - Rumi Poem" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "Who is at my door?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "Your humble servant."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "What business do you have?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "To greet you, 0 Lord."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "How long will you journey on?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "Until you stop me."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "How long will you boil in the fire?"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "Until I am pure.</div><div style="text-align: center;">"This is my oath of love.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For the sake of love</div><div style="text-align: center;">I gave up wealth and position."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "You have pleaded your case </div><div style="text-align: center;">but you have no witness."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "My tears are my witness;</div><div style="text-align: center;">the pallor of my face is my proof.'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "Your witness has no credibility;</div><div style="text-align: center;">your eyes are too wet to see."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "By the splendor of your justice </div><div style="text-align: center;">my eyes are clear and faultless."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "What do you seek?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "To have you as my constant friend."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "What do you want from me?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "Your abundant grace."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "Who was your companion on the Journey?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "The thought of you, 0 King."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "What called you here?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "The fragrance of your wine."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "What brings you the most fulfillment?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "The company of the Emperor."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "What do you find there?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "A hundred miracles."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "Why is the palace deserted?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "They all fear the thief."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "Who is the thief?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "The one who keeps me from -you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "Where is there safety?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "In service and renunciation."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "What is there to renounce?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "The hope of salvation."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "Where is there calamity?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "In the presence of your love."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He said, "How do you benefit from this life?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">I said, "By keeping true to myself</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now it is time for silence.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If I told you about His true essence</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You would fly from your self and be gone,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and neither door nor roof could hold you back!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Rumi - In the Arms of the Beloved, Jonathan Star</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, New York 1997</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Who is at my door? He said, "Who is at my door?" I said, "Your humble servant." He said, "What business do you have...