Die, O heart, die, O heart—die in this love

بمیر ای دل بمیر ای دل، در این عشق بمیر

Rumi

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Rumi

Persian Sufi poet (1207-1273), among the most influential mystical poets. Born in Balkh, he settled in Konya, met Shams of Tabriz, and wrote the Masnavi and Divan-i Shams. His disciples formed the whirling Mevlevi order.

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Rumi's Other Quotes

Whatever comes from the Beloved is good

What you are looking for is what you are

Listen to this reed, how it complains—it tells the tale of separations

Whoever you are, come back, come back

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