Escaping To The Forest | Rumi Poem

Here's a wonderful poem by the great Rumi. Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi, popularly known as "Rumi", is a 13th-century Sufi poet. Today, he is recognized 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. Royalty-free music by Danielyan. Image by Ashot Makichevich.

Transcript

Some souls have gotten free of their bodies.

Do you see them?

Open your eyes for those who escape to meet with other escapees,

Whose hearts associate in a way they have of leaving their false selves to live in a truer self.

I don't mind if my companions wander away for a while.

They will come back like a smiling drunk.

The thirsty ones die of their thirst.

The nightingale sometimes flies from a garden to sing in the forest.

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Beautiful🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 And beautifully recited with the perfect music to accompany 🙏🏻🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🙏🏻

Just wonderful. I grieve the loss of a daughter and walks in the woods I'm unable to have due to eyesight issues and this was so soothing, comforting.