Never Lonely

If you befriend the Beloved

you will never be lonely.

If you learn to be flexible

you will never be helpless.

The moon shines because it

does not escape the night.

The rose is scented because it

has embracced the thorn.

Jalaluddin Rumi

Dive Into The Ocean

To find a pearl dive deep into the ocean

don't look in fountains.

To find a pearl you must

emerge from water of life always thirsty.

Jalaluddin Rumi

What You Seek For, You Become

You are searching the world for treasure

but the real treasure is yourself.

If you are tempted by bread

then you will find only bread.

What you seek for

you become.

Jalaluddin Rumi

The Night Like That One

I've heard that a certain man lost his camel.

He goes everywhere, not finding that camel.

He falls asleep in the desert by the side of the road,

tired and thinking now he's through looking.

Late in the night he wakes up full of that loss.

The moon comes rolling out like a white ball

on the huge, empty polo field of the sky.

By that light he sees his camel standing

in the middle of the road. His tears

come easily like a quick rain.

He turns his face up, wet and shining.

How can I say what you are with your light?

Let this be a night like that one.

Each second the moon tells us,

Be more passionate.

We should shine back and tell it the same thing.

It makes us restless.

It grieves for us.

Take it inside you,

that One whose Presence

is water.

We are the stream,

searching along.

That One is musk.

We are the way musk smells.

Why not spray ourselves?

Jalaluddin Rumi

Journey From self To Self

If a tree could run or fly

it would not suffer from the teeth of a saw

or the blows of an axe.

If the Sun did not run across the sky

the world would not see

the colors of morning.

If water did not rise from the sea

plants would not be quickened

by rivers or rain.

It's only when a drop leaves the ocean and returns

that it can find an oyster

and become a pearl.

When Yusuf left his father

both were weeping.

Didn't he gain a kingdom and a fortune

in the end?

Didn't the Prophet

gain the world and a hundred empires

by traveling to Medina?

But you have no need to go anywhere

journey within yourself.

Enter a mine of rubies

and bathe in the splendor of your own light.

O great one,

Journey from self to Self

and find the mine of gold.

Leave behind what is sour and bitter

move toward what is sweet.

Be like the thousand different fruits

that grow from briny soil.

This is the miracle

Every tree becomes beautiful

when touched by sunlight;

Every soul becomes 'God'

when touched by the Shams of Tabriz.

Jalaluddin Rumi

Sweetest Presence

Life without repentance is spiritual agony;

to be absent from God is immediate death.

Life and death both are sweet with God's presence:

without God even the Water of Life is fire.

Jalaluddin Rumi

Two Veils

Between God and His servant are just two veils;

all other veils become manifest

from these two: health and wealth.

He who is healthy says,

"Where is God? I don't know

and I don't see."

As soon as he begins to suffer,

he says, "Oh God! Oh God!",

and he begins sharing his secrets with Him

and talking to Him.

So you see that health was his veil, and

God was hidden under his pain.

So long as man has riches, he

gathers together all the means

of achieving his desires.

Night and day he busies himself

with them.

But as soon as he loses

his wealth, his ego weakens

and he turns round about God.

Jalaluddin Rumi

New Seeds

It's good to leave each day behind,

like flowing water, free of sadness.

Yesterday is gone and its tale told.

Today new seeds are growing.

Jalaluddin Rumi

The Directionless

He has afflicted you from every direction

in order to pull you back

to the Directionless.

Jalaluddin Rumi

Nur Kasih

Lewat ini ku rasakan
Kasih kian ku dambakan
Resah hati yang ku pendam
Pada takdir dan harapan


Detik waktu dan suratan
Siapa tahu ketentuan
Ku mencari cahayanya
Dalam bayang kegelapan


Nur kasih
Nur kasih


Nasib hidup dan pilihanLain hukum setiap insan
Mengharapkan perjalanan
Dalam maya kesamaran


Nur kasih
Nur kasih


Aku kembali kerana masih, mencari yang hakiki
Sinar pasti
Janji suci.. yang abadi

Oh.. kasih
Nur kasih
Oh nur kasih
Nur kasih


Aku kembali kerana masih, mencari yang hakiki
Sinar pasti
Janji suci.. yang abadi


Nur, nur, ya nur kasih
Nur ya nur, kasih
Nur, nur kasih
Nur.. kasih.

Yasin Sulaiman

You Came To Me

You came to me in that hour of need
When I was so lost, so lonely
You came to me took my breath away
Showed me the right way, the way to lead

You filled my heart with love
Showed me the light above
Now all I want Is to be with you
You are my One True love
Taught me to never judge
Now all I want..

Is to be with you

(Salawat)

Allahumma salli 'ala saiyyidina Mustafa

'ala habibika nabiyyika Mustafa

Allahumma salli 'ala saiyyidina Mustafa

'ala habibika nabiyyika Mustafa

You came to me in a time of despair
I called on you, you were there
Without You what would my life mean?
To not know the unseen, the worlds between

For you I’d sacrifice
For you I’d give my life
Anything, just to be with you

I feel so lost at times
By all the hurt and lies
Now all I want..

Is to be with you

(Salawat)

Allahumma salli 'ala saiyyidina Mustafa

'ala habibika nabiyyika Mustafa

Allahumma salli 'ala saiyyidina Mustafa

'ala habibika nabiyyika Mustafa

Showed me right from wrong
Taught me to be strong
Need you more than ever
Ya Rasul ALLAH

You came to me
In that hour of need
Need you more than ever
Ya Rasul ALLAH



You filled my heart with love
Showed me the light above
Now all I want

Is to be with you

You are my One True love
Taught me to never judge
Now all I want..

Is to be with you

(Salawat)

Allahumma salli 'ala saiyyidina Mustafa

'ala habibika nabiyyika Mustafa

Allahumma salli 'ala saiyyidina Mustafa

'ala habibika nabiyyika Mustafa.

A Hundred Veils

Anger and lust make a man squint;

they cloud the spirit so it strays from truth.

When self-interest appears, virtue hides:

a hundred veils rise between the heart and the eye.

Jalaluddin al-Rumi

Sunlight

O' Lord

Lord, I am just a simple man
Trying hard to understand
Where's my place in Your great plan
Oh Lord, help this man

As time, like the grain of sand
Slipping through the palm of my hand
I realize I need to make amends
Oh Lord, forgive this man, forgive this man

So many mistakes I've made along the way
Come fleeting by as I pray and I wonder
How merciful can You be,
Oh Lord, Help me..

Allah Knows

When you feel all alone in this world

And there's nobody to count your tears

Just remember, no matter where you are

Allah knows

Allah knows

When you carrying a monster load

And you wonder how far you can go

With every step on that road that you take

Allah knows

Allah knows

No matter what, inside or out

There's one thing of which there's no doubt

Allah knows

Allah knows

And whatever lies in the heavens and the earth

Every star in this whole universe

Allah knows

Allah knows

When you find that special someone

Feel your whole life has barely begun

You can walk on the moon, shout it to everyone

Allah knows

Allah knows

When you gaze with love in your eyes

Catch a glimpse of paradise

And you see your child take the first breath of life

Allah knows

Allah knows

When you lose someone close to your heart

See your whole world fall apart

And you try to go on but it seems so hard

Allah knows

Allah knows

You see we all have a path to choose

Through the valleys and hills we go

With the ups and the downs, never fret never frown

Allah knows

Allah knows

Every grain of sand,

In every desert land, He knows.

Every shade of palm,

Every closed hand, He knows.

Every sparkling tear,

On every eyelash, He knows.

Every thought I have,

And every word I share, He knows.

Allah knows.

Heart & Eyes

My heart is so small

it's almost invisible.

How can You place

such big sorrows in it?

"Look," He answered,

"your eyes are even smaller,

yet they behold the world."

Jalaluddin al-Rumi