Pain
By: Rumi
Pain comes from seeing how arrogant you've been, and
pain brings you out of this
conceit. A child cannot be born until the mother has pain.
You are pregnant with real
trust. The words of the prophets and saints are midwives
that help, but first you must feel
pain. To be without pain is to use the first person wrongly.
"I" am this. "I" am that.
"I" am God, like al-Hallaj, who waited till that was true to
say it. "I" at the wrong
time brings a curse. "I" at the right time gives a blessing.
If a rooster crows early,
when it's still dark, he must have his head cut off. What is
this beheading? As one might
extract a scorpion's sting to save it, or a snake's venom to
keep it from being stoned,
headlessness comes from your cleansing connection to
a teacher. Hold to
a true sheikh. Strength will come. Your strength is his
gathering you closer. Soul
of the soul of the soul, moment to moment, hope to draw breath
from that one. No matter
how long you've been apart. That presence has no separation
in it. Do you want to understand
more about this friendship? Read the sura called Daybreak.
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2 comments:
...i dont get it...explanation? (ehhe me and poetry dont really get along)
i think rumi is talking about transformation and how to change, transform or grow.. which are all essentially the same thing (sorry teegs,i know you'd disagree) for any of these to occur, pain is required..and this is an interesting thing to consider... because if we think about the tests and trials that are thrown in our paths... they may be painful - but they all lead to change/growth/transformation... and at the end... when rumi is discussing friendship, and where strength comes from (the strength to pass through the pain) i do believe that he's talking about friendship with God - and yes, to my readers - i did just say the G-word! rumi would not mean anyone or anything else. all is poetry is about the Friend... and who else could Shams be?
how's that, sam?
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