Poetry Quote by Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Love comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears for its reputation!”

“If in thirst you drink water from a cup, you see God in it. Those who are not in love with God will see only their own faces in it.”

“Knowledge that is acquired”

“You are the Truth from foot to brow. Now, what else would you like to know?”

“This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor...Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.”

“The truth was a mirror in the hands of God. It fell, and broke into pieces. Everybody took a piece of it, and they looked at it and thought they had the truth.”

“One need never leave the confines of New York to get all the greenery one wishes--I can't even enjoy a blade of grass unless I know there's a subway handy, or a record store or some other sign that people do not totally”

“Poetry is the language of intensity. Because we are going to die, an expression of intensity is justified.”

“I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;”

“A billion stars go spinning through the night,”

“I could feel the day offering itself to me,”

“i would rather have”