Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, known as Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic born in 1207 in present-day Afghanistan. His transformative friendship with Shams al-Din Tabrizi inspired much of his poetry, including the renowned Masnavi-ye Ma’navi and Divan-e Shams-e Tabrizi. Rumi’s works explore profound themes of love, spirituality, and existence, making him one of the most widely read poets worldwide. His teachings significantly influenced Sufism and the Mevlevi order, known for whirling dervishes. Rumi’s legacy endures, attracting pilgrims to his tomb in Konya, Turkey, and inspiring countless readers across cultures.
Top 10 Quotes by Rumi
1. “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
— Rumi
2. “You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”
— Rumi
3. “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
— Rumi
4. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
— Rumi
5. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
— Rumi
6. “Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.”
— Rumi
7. “When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”
— Rumi
8. “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”
— Rumi
9. “Why do you stay in prison, when the door is so wide open?”
— Rumi
10. “Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.”
— Rumi