Rumi's First Encounter With Shams

Rumi and Shams Tabrizi, the most celebrated relationship in Rumi's spiritual development, writes this poem of their first meeting in Konya. Through their spiritual teamwork, they enlightened many people and influenced all the centuries which followed. This is an excerpt from Rumi's Divan Shams Tabrizi.

Transcript

I was in the vicinity of an old monastery when my heart was suddenly taken over by divine love.

The Beloved saw me and pointed at me.

I went along and followed him.

He suddenly hid his face from me.

I became amazed by the power of the Beloved,

For he with one glimpse made me complete.

Suddenly,

He appeared as a beautiful deer who changed into 200 amazing colors.

With the brilliance of his magical colors,

He went along on a journey to Tabriz.

And out of his great wisdom and will,

He changed the perception of the people in Tabriz and raised their consciousness to see the truth.

Then he said to the people,

Those who sought me through understanding and not-belief and still worship me out of their humbleness,

I honor them with special status,

Prosperity,

And love of the world.

Those who said that we are perfect and complete,

I will make them crazy despite desperate and wanderers of the world.

Shams of Tabriz was the confidant to all his secrets,

To whom he declared the details of all the secrets of his creation.

The moment Shams opened his wings of love,

Archangel Gabriel instantly became Shams' servant.

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