New Light On The Ground | Rumi Poem

This poem by Rumi is an invitation to awaken to a new inner light. It gently hints that as we dissolve old wounds and listen deeply, we open to a union with what is timeless, growing quietly within us now.

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.

Photo by Bruno van der Kraan.
Translation by Coleman Barks.

Transcript

Another year. Another spring. The fragrance of love arrives. So dancy. This new light on the ground. And in the tree. The one who heals us lets whatever hurts the soul dissolve to a listening intelligence. We're what we most deeply want. Union with Eternity. Grows up around you. And inside us now.