Didn’t I tell you
Do not leave me for I am your only Friend,
I am the spring of life.
Even if you leave in anger for thousands of years
You will come back to me for I am your goal and your end.

Didn’t I tell you
not to be seduced by this colourful world
for I am the Ultimate Painter.

Didn’t I tell you
you are a fish do not go to dry land
for I am the deep Sea.

Didn’t I tell you
not to fall in the net like birds
for I am your wings and the power of light.

Didn’t I tell you
not to let them change your mind and turn you to ice
for I am your fire and warmth.

Didn’t I tell you
they will corrupt you and make you forget
that I am the Spring of all virtues.

Didn’t I tell you
not to question my actions
for everything falls into order, I am the Creator.

Didn’t I tell you
your heart can guide you home
because it knows that I am your Master.

Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273) was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Balkh (in present-day Afghanistan).

— Translation by Azima Melita Kolin and Maryam Mafi
(Rumi: Hidden Music, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2001)

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