Hidden from all eyes and ears
let us tell each other of our soul.
Smile like a rose with no lips
and keep silent like a thought.
Let us speak silently the secret like Spirit
and avoid talkers who use words in vain.
Let us join our hands
listen to every flutter of our heart
let us become one in silence.
Divine destiny knows our fate to the last detail
let our story be told in a silent way.
Translation by Azima Melita Kolin and Maryam Mafi
"Rumi: Hidden Music"
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2001
come let's speak
of our souls
let's even hide from
our ears and eyes
like a rose garden
always keep a smile
like imagination
talk without a sound
like the spirit
reigning the world
telling the secrets
uttering no word
let's get away from
all the clever humans
who put words in our mouth
let's only say what our hearts desire
even our hands and feet
sense every inner move
let's keep silence
but make our hearts move
the mystery of destiny
knows the life of
speck after speck of dust
let's tell our story as a particle of dust
Translation by Nader Khalili
"Rumi, Fountain of Fire"
Cal-Earth Press, 1995
