I arrived once again -Rumi and Me
I arrived once again, like the spring breeze; I rose like the sun visible to all. I am the Sun in mid-summer, contrary to the old season; I have brought liveliness and joy to gardens. A thousand ring doves are searching for me in their songs. A thousand nightingales and parrots are flying in my directions. The news of my arrival reached the fish in the sea; The ferment of the sea created a thousand waves. (Divan 1140:1-4) Translated by Fatemeh Keshavarz, 'Reading Mystical Lyric: The Case of... Sign in to see full entry.