Oktober 15, 2009

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


Oktober 14, 2009

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


Oktober 13, 2009

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


Oktober 12, 2009

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?




Oktober 11, 2009

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.




Oktober 10, 2009

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.




Oktober 09, 2009

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.




Oktober 08, 2009

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.




Oktober 07, 2009

The Directionless





He has afflicted you from every direction
in order to pull you back
to the Directionless.




Oktober 04, 2009

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 pilihan
Lain 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


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..


Oktober 02, 2009

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.


Oktober 01, 2009

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