A Mystic And A Drunk | Rumi Poem

This poem by Rumi is a journey of surrender and inner alignment. As the universe circles on its axis, so too does the soul, humbled yet free, seeking the center. In silence, the door opens, and love becomes the key to true transformation.

Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi, popularly known as "Rumi", is a 13th-century Sufi poet. Today, he is recognised as one of the greatest poets who ever lived, due in part to how his words seem to speak to the Divine.

Translation by Coleman Barks.

Transcript

The universe turns on an axis. Let my soul circle around the table like a beggar. Like a planet rolling in the vast. Totally helpless and free. The knight and the castle moved jaggedly about the chessboard. But they're actually centered on the king. They circle. If love is your center. A ring gets put on your finger. Something inside the moth is made of fire. A mystic touches the annihilating tip of pure nothing. A drunkard thinks peeing is absolution. Lord, Take these impurities from me. The Lord replies. First, Understand the nature of impurity. If your key is bent. The lock will not open. I fall silent. King Shams has come. Always when I close. Key opens.

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