A Spiritual Journey to the Land of Love: 40 Love Poems of Jalaluddin Rumi by Rumi This book is a collection of 40 love poems of Rumi. These carefully selected poems were taken from his works: Masnavi, Diwan Shams-i Tabrizi, and Fihi Ma Fihi. This is a free rendering of Rumi’s poems, which were freely translated, without changing any of their meanings, into modern and practical
English language so that the readers can better understand and enjoy his love poems. I hope you like them.“If you lose your souls,In the path of Love,Come to me quickly,I am an invincible fortress.”You Are The Wine, And I Am The WaterIn the presence of Beauty that blesses the soul,How could I die?How can I not go insane, andHold firmly to your hair like a chain?When I drink Your wine,How can I not be broken?You are the wine, and I am the water,You are the honey, and I am the milk.Indeed, His love, Who Gives Light to the heart,Make the lovers sleepless all night,Without any sleep,Nor food.My friend, if you are a lover,Be like a candle:That melts all night,Burns in joy until dawn.The man who freezes in the Summer,Is not truly a lover -In the midst of Summer,The heart of a lover will burn the Autumn.My friend, if you have love,That you want to express,Then scream like a lover!Scream! Scream!What did you drink last night?Tell me, oh sweet sugary Beloved,Then I will drink the same -Day and night, throughout the years, all of my life.
