Poem By Rumi: Boil Nicely Now

This is a reading of the poem "Boil nicely now" by Sufi poet and philosopher Rumi. It's a poem that speaks of strength and courage amid affliction or hardships.

Look at the chickpea in the pot,
how it leaps up when it feels the fire.
While boiling, it continually rises to the top
and cries, “Why are you setting the fire under me?
Since you bought me, why are you turning me upside down?“
The housewife keeps hitting it with the ladle.
“No!” she says, “boil nicely now,
and don’t leap away from the one who makes the fire.
It’s not because you are hateful to me that I boil you,
but so that you might gain flavor,
and become nutritious and mingle with essential spirit.
This affliction is not because you are despised.
When you were green and fresh,
you were drinking water in the garden;
that water-drinking was for the sake of this fire.”

Transcript

Look at the chickpeas in the pot,

How they leap up when they feel the fire.

While boiling,

One of them rises to the top and cries,

Why are you setting this fire under me?

Did you buy me for this tumbling and torture?

The housewife keeps hitting it with the ladle.

No,

She says,

Boil nicely now and don't leap away from the one who makes the fire.

It's not because you're hateful to me that I boil you,

But so that you may gain flavor and become nutritious and mingle with essential spirit.

This affliction is not because you are despised.

When you are green and fresh,

You are watered in the garden.

That watering was for the sake of this fire.

Look at the chickpeas in the pot,

How they leap up when they feel the fire.

Reviews

Love this.

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Love your meditations and poetry readings.

Thank you 💙

Hi Dayana,
Is there any blog /post that I can also get meaning of these verse?
Regards,
Arpit

I love Rumi’s poems. Your reading was lovely. I look forward to hearing more. 💥🌷❤️

I read Rumi every day, and would listen to as many of these as you make. Thanks! 🙏

LOVE your recitation of this Beautiful poem❣️🙏🏻💕

Thank you🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻You can always count on Rumi to speak truth...