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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` ABLE BE THE ONE, WHOSE WISDOM IS TRUTHFUL, by ABULQASEM FERDOWSI    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For in wisdom lies the heart that is youthful
Subject(s): Iran


ADVICES THAT YOU GIVE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Have never, ever tried them
Subject(s): Iran


ALL I DO IS SLEEP AND EAT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For god will keep me on my feet
Subject(s): Iran


ALTHOUGH HE'S WRINKLED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Alas to a young girl he's engaged
Subject(s): Iran


ANYWHERE IS NOWHERE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: The victory that you claim
Subject(s): Iran


AS THE ORCHARD IS WITH THE RAIN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Don't be like canaan, noah's son
Last Line: What you have made is not a true believer
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


ASS IS STILL THE ASS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: He's always to be recognized, even in a new saddle
Subject(s): Iran


AT DUSK DO NOT BOW TO PRAY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And add water to milk the following day
Subject(s): Iran


AT LAST THOU HAST DEPARTED AND GONE TO THE UNSEEN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Since thou hast taken refuge with so loving a friend
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


AT MORNING-TIDE A MOON APPEARED IN THE SKY, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: One could neither behold the moon nor become the sea
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


BARKING OF INVISIBLE PUPPIES, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: There are many impudent hypocrites
Last Line: Try to find the buyer that has already bought them, the owner
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


BASKET OF FRESH BREAD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The prophet muhammed said
Last Line: On the spirit that the body could carry easily
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


BE THANKFUL FOR THE SALT YOU EAT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And make the grace unstable
Subject(s): Iran


BEAUTY THAT ALL NIGHT LONG TEACHES LOVE-TRICKS TO VENUS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: If the water of life should come to thee, it would not %stir thee from the flame
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


BEETS NEVER TURN TO MEAT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Foes never treat you sweet
Subject(s): Iran


BEFORE THEE THE SOUL IS HOURLY DECAYING AND GROWING, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Is scudding without feet, shiplike, over the sea
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


BEHOLD OF A PEN IN THE HAND OF A FOE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Where wicked scripts will come to show
Subject(s): Iran


BEWARE OF ALL GOSSIPERS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But in front of you they flirt
Subject(s): Iran


BLOOM OF A SINGLE FLOWER, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Has the smell of the fabulous spring
Subject(s): Iran


BOWL IS HOTTER THAN THE SOUP, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: A situation is in a loop
Subject(s): Iran


BREAD AND WATER, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So this is the place I'd rather be
Subject(s): Iran


BREAD IS CHEWED FOR HIM TO SWALLOW, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: In learning facts, the man can't follow
Subject(s): Iran


BREATH OF LIFE IS EASY TO PERISH, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: It is wealth that is sweet, that one has to cherish!
Subject(s): Iran


BRIDE IS NOT SO PRETTY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For the poor ordeal she's in
Subject(s): Iran


BRIDE IS YOUNG AND THE GROOM IS OLD, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Sarcastic tales of this are told
Subject(s): Iran


BURNT HEART OF A MOTHER, WILL MAKE HER HURT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: While a nanny suffers only from a burning skirt
Subject(s): Iran


CAT HAS NO ACCESS TO THE MEAT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So the creature claims, it's foul to eat
Subject(s): Iran


CHARMING FACE WITH A LITTLE PLEASURE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is favored to the chest full of treasure
Subject(s): Iran


CHURN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The forms and the creatures have a purpose
Last Line: Who served this wine to us
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


CLEARNESS OF THE SPRING THAT FLOWS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Where the ones below get hurt
Subject(s): Iran


CLOUDS NECESSARILY DO NOT MEAN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: A sprinkle of rain is to be seen
Subject(s): Iran


COME UP WITH THE CAPITAL IF YOU WILL, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And I'll make an effort with my skill
Subject(s): Iran


COME, COME, FOR YOU WILL NOT FIND ANOTHER FRIEND LIKE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Since the speech of the tongue is not without offence %and injury
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


COMMITTING AN ACT WITH INCREDIBLE HASTE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is the job of the satan at his finest taste
Subject(s): Iran


DANCE WITH THE BANDAGE TORN OFF, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Dance, when you're broken open
Last Line: As an infant boy is at his mother's breast
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


DARA, by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: When persia's sceptre trembled in a hand
Last Line: Two added provinces blest dara's sway.
Subject(s): Iran; Persia


DAVID SAID: 'O LORD, SINCE THOU HAST NO NEED OF US, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: That you may be lost in the called, without distraction %of caller and call
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


DEATH MAKES ITS VISIT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Or whether we are poor
Subject(s): Iran


DEBTOR SHEIKH, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Sheikh ahmad was continually in debt
Last Line: Let your eyes weep with the wanting
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


DEBTS DO REACH A LARGE PROPORTION, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And show your least concern
Subject(s): Iran


DEVOTION TO THE PEOPLE, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: With fancy gowns and beads
Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi
Subject(s): Iran


DICE THAT ALWAYS HIT THE SPOT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So they are the players, are they not?
Subject(s): Iran


DIG A HOLE IN THIS BOOK, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Maybe you can't drink the entire oxus river
Last Line: The categories dissolve %into one water
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


DOCTOR WHO'S RUTHLESS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: He wants to see the sickness, of god's mass creation
Subject(s): Iran


DOES YOUR TONGUE SPEAK SWEET AND CLEARLY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: If not, I'll abandon you sincerely
Subject(s): Iran


DOG THAT IS HAPPY WITH A BONE FOR A TREAT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Never harms its master, whose gesture's sweet
Subject(s): Iran


DON'T APPROACH US, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: I can't do this;' is no excuse
Subject(s): Iran


DOWN THE LOWEST LEVEL, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Right on top of it all, that's just not his place
Subject(s): Iran


DRUM IS SO NOISY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Like a loud shallow speaker, who bores you each minute
Subject(s): Iran


DUCKS, by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: In her first home each book had a light around it
Last Line: The ducks were building a nest.
Subject(s): Culture Conflict; Ducks; Family Life; Iran; War; Mallards; Drakes; Relatives; Persia


EACH WORD THAT IS UTTERED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And yet has its space
Subject(s): Iran


EAR IS A FACTOR FOR THE NURTURING MAN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: By eating what they can
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran


ENMITY PREVAILS BETWEEN TWO GUESTS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And the host assumes, that both are pests
Subject(s): Iran


EVENING OF GLAMOUR, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Are the blind pleased at this at all?
Subject(s): Iran


EVERY FORM YOU SEE HAS ITS ARCHETYPE IN THE PLACELESS WORLD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: If your body has aged, what matter, when the soul %is young?
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


EVERY LOWNESS HAS ITS HEIGHT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: This fact has been proven right
Subject(s): Iran


EVERY MOMENT THE VOICE OF LOVE IS COMING FROM LEFT AND, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Thy light is at once joined with all things and apart %from all'
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


EVERY NIGHT IS A NIGHT OF GRATITUDE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: If one is to have a worthful attitude
Subject(s): Iran


EVERYTHING HAS A REMEDY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is by far an exception
Subject(s): Iran


EYE OF AN ANT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Which indeed they forcibly take
Subject(s): Iran


FAITHFUL DEED OF A STRANGER, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Which indeed they forcibly take
Subject(s): Iran


FAMILY TIES BECOME DEPLETED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: By tyrants who are self-conceited
Subject(s): Iran


FEAR BE THE BROTHER OF DEMISE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: It's as though one dies
Subject(s): Iran


FEW WORDS THAT ARE SPOKEN CLEARLY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Are to many valued dearly
Subject(s): Iran


FIRM AND QUICK TRANSACTION, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: May be sweet and yet a trap
Subject(s): Iran


FOOL AS A FRIEND, by ELYAS YUSOF NEZAMI GANJAVI    Poem Source                    
Last Line: A foe that is wise could be blessed indeed
Subject(s): Iran


FOR VISITORS WHO ARE NOT EXPECTED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: It'll be at their own expense
Subject(s): Iran


FORCE OF FRIENDSHIP, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A sea-cow, a dugong, finds a special pearl
Last Line: Just as the raven of longing carries the flying frog
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


FORGIVENESS HAS ITS OWN DELIGHT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Where vengeance always proves its plight
Subject(s): Iran


FRANKLY A FACT THAT ONE CAN FIND, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is that the illiterate is totally blind
Subject(s): Iran


FRESH IS THE FISH, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Never late are actions, whenever mind is set
Subject(s): Iran


FRESHNESS OF ALL SORTS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So rapidly ceases
Subject(s): Iran


FRIEND THAT BETRAYS YOU, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: With a poisonous snake
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran


FROM BIT TO BIT ONE HAS MUCH MORE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: From piece to piece one fills the store
Subject(s): Iran


FROM EXCESSIVE RUNNING, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: That you tend to lose
Subject(s): Iran


FROM GOD CAN NOTHING BE CONCEALED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: To you my secret be revealed
Subject(s): Iran


FROM LIMB TO LIMB YOU KEEP ON JUMPING, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: The actual facts, you keep on dumping
Subject(s): Iran


FROM THE BOSOM OF SELF I CATCH CONTINUALLY A SCENT OF, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: My rhymes are ranked like willing servants
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


FROM THE HAND WHICH GIVES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: A fact that surely one believes
Subject(s): Iran


GARDEN THAT HAS THE JACKAL OFFENDED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Would profit the gardener, and everything is mended
Subject(s): Iran


GARDEN-MAY ITS ROSE BE IN FLOWER TO RESURRECTION!, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: May the subsistence of thy servants depend on some- %thing other than these four!
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


GO AND FINISH YOUR LITTLE CHORE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Stressful jobs are asked no more
Subject(s): Iran


GOD IS SO COMPASSIONATE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Her fury is boundless, when a weakling is tricked
Subject(s): Iran


GOOD THAT YOU DO ONTO OTHERS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: There's no way you can impede
Subject(s): Iran


GOODNESS, GRACIOUS!, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: When a job is not performed by god
Subject(s): Iran


GRASP THE SKIRT OF HIS FAVOUR, FOR ON A SUDDEN HE WILL FLEE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: The picture will fly from the tablet, the impression will %flee from the soul
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


GREAT PHILOSOPHER WAS ONCE ASKED, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Where good manners they sure must be needing
Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi
Subject(s): Iran


GREATNESS COMES FROM BEING SAGE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Not from surplus of the age
Subject(s): Iran


GRIEF OF THE DEATH OF A BROTHER, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is known by the sibling and none other
Subject(s): Iran


GROCER RETAINS HIS SELLING POWER, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: By never admitting, that his yogurt's sour
Subject(s): Iran


GROUND REMAINS HIS CARPET, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So how can he get by
Subject(s): Iran


HAND THAT HAS NO BUILDING SKILL, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: That hand could be the beggar's thrill
Subject(s): Iran


HANDKERCHIEFS OF KHAIBAR KHAN, by JOHN UPDIKE    Poem Source         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: In nishapur did khaibar khan
Last Line: With candor, quite diarmingly
Subject(s): Iran; Petroleum


HAPPY FRUITFUL YEAR, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: To every living thing
Subject(s): Iran


HAPPY THE MOMENT WHEN WE ARE SEATED IN THE PALACE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Are at this moment both in iraq and khorasan, thou %and I
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


HARMOSAN, by AUGUST PLATEN    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Persia's sassanids saw crumble into dust
Alternate Author Name(s): Maximilian, Karl August Georg; Platten Hallermund, Graf Von
Subject(s): Iran; War


HARMOSAN, by RICHARD CHENEVIX TRENCH    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Now the third and fatal conflict for the persian throne was done
Last Line: "drink and live!"
Subject(s): Iran; War; Persia


HAVE NO COMPLAINTS FROM STRANGERS, by HAFEZ    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Who cares not how I feel
Alternate Author Name(s): Hafiz, Kwaja Shams Al-din Muhammad; Hafiz Of Shiraz; Hafez, Mohammad Shams Od-din
Subject(s): Iran


HE ACTS LIKE A ROOSTER THAT FREELY CROWS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: He seems to be cheerful, and that's how it shows
Subject(s): Iran


HE BUILT A REPUTATION, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And his state was undermined
Subject(s): Iran


HE IS A COLONEL WHEN HE GETS HIS PAY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And a soldier when he works all day
Subject(s): Iran


HE JUST ATE THE DONKEY'S BRAIN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: That's the reason he's insane
Subject(s): Iran


HE LOST HIS JOB IN A FREAK EVENT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Imagine what to him this meant
Subject(s): Iran


HE MADE A FORTUNE OVERNIGHT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But himself is what he lost
Subject(s): Iran


HE SAID: WHO IS AT THE DOOR?, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: You would go beside yourself, neither door nor roof %would restrain you
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


HE SHOWS UP AT DIFFERENT SCENES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: In each affair, he intervenes
Subject(s): Iran


HE WEARS HIS GARMENT NEATLY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But his pocket's empty, completely
Subject(s): Iran


HE WHO NEVER BOTHERS, by HAFEZ    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: He'll likely not derive
Alternate Author Name(s): Hafiz, Kwaja Shams Al-din Muhammad; Hafiz Of Shiraz; Hafez, Mohammad Shams Od-din
Subject(s): Iran


HE WHO'S WELL MANNERED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Will engage in anything
Subject(s): Iran


HE WON'T EAT CUSTARD WITH THE MIGHTY KING, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For he places himself above everything
Subject(s): Iran


HE'S EAGER TO FIND FAULT IN OTHERS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: To notice his own, he never bothers
Subject(s): Iran


HE'S ELOQUENT IN ALL HIS SPEECHES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But his message adversely reaches
Subject(s): Iran


HE'S NEVER KNOWN TO BLIND ONE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: As for a cure, he can't find one
Subject(s): Iran


HE'S QUITE DISTINGUISHED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Accomplishes things with his brilliant mind
Subject(s): Iran


HE'S SO STUBBORN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: You ask him to move, but he's reluctant to budge
Subject(s): Iran


HE'S UNEMPLOYED AND IDLE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And watches as it's grazing
Subject(s): Iran


HE'S WHO'S ALIVE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: A life so precious, that god did give
Subject(s): Iran


HE, WHO BOASTS AGAINST THE WEEK, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Against the stronger, he's frightened to speak
Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi
Subject(s): Iran


HE, WHO CLAIMS ILLEGALLY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Who pesters a generous hand
Subject(s): Iran


HE, WHO DURING YOUTHFUL YEARS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: He'll never reach his aim
Subject(s): Iran


HE, WHO HAS TAKEN A DISLOYAL STAND, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Tends to count with a trembling hand
Subject(s): Iran


HE, WHO WITHOUT A TONGUE, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Is favored to the one, whose tongue is to abuse
Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi
Subject(s): Iran


HE, WHOSE WIFE'S SISTER HAS BEEN DEPRIVED OF LIFE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Would never in his prayers, ask the death of his wife
Subject(s): Iran


HEART SO AGONIZING, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: And the gravest illness ever, is the malady of hearts
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran


HIS COAT IS FULL OF POCKET HOLES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: He's happy with his life
Subject(s): Iran


HIS FEASTS WITH A PACK OF HUNGRY WOLVES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Over the loss of a sheep
Subject(s): Iran


HIS HUMORLESS JOKES ARE TO HIM SO AMUSING, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: It's his artistic touch that he seems to be losing
Subject(s): Iran


HIS LIFE'S IN TOTAL RUIN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: No breath left to complain
Subject(s): Iran


HIS MOUTH STILL SMELLS OF BABY MILK, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Frankly one's not sure
Subject(s): Iran


HIS SHADOW REGRETFULLY WE CAME ACROSS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: It's that shadow, that dragged us to our loss
Subject(s): Iran


HOUSE WITH HOUSEWIVES THAT ARE DOUBLE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Nuisance tends to make much trouble
Subject(s): Iran


HOW CAN ONE COME TO EXPLORE, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Or a ragged peddler standing all alone
Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi
Subject(s): Iran


HOW CLEVER IS THE WAY OF LOVE, by HAFEZ    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Endurance of all misfortunes, is formed by this power
Alternate Author Name(s): Hafiz, Kwaja Shams Al-din Muhammad; Hafiz Of Shiraz; Hafez, Mohammad Shams Od-din
Subject(s): Iran


HOW CLEVER WAS THE CHICKEN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: The trap that did the trick
Subject(s): Iran


HOW FRIGHTFUL I MAY WELL APPEAR, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Yet my approach makes others fear
Subject(s): Iran


HUNDREDS OF WORKERS ON THE JOB, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For their willingness to work has diminished
Subject(s): Iran


HUNGRY HAVE NO PROPER FAITH, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is to nurture themselves right
Subject(s): Iran


I AM A PAINTER, A MAKER OF PICTURES; EVERY MOMENT I, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: O beloved, enter the house, or I will leave it
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


I AM THAT SUPPLICANT WHO MAKE SUPPLICATION TO THEE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: I will shorten this tale, for mine is a long grief
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


I CAN ASSURE, THAT IT'S NO MISTAKE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: The bigger the head; the greater the ache
Subject(s): Iran


I CAN'T GO FORWARD, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: I can't get all my ends to meet
Subject(s): Iran


I CRIED OUT AT MIDNIGHT, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Rub thine eyes, and behold the image of the heart, the %image of the heart
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


I DEMAND OF NO ONE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: My finger nails are trying, to follow the right track
Subject(s): Iran


I DO HAVE PROBLEMS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Why should I listen, as my neighbors complain
Subject(s): Iran


I DON'T WANT YOUR PRAYERS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: That is my request
Subject(s): Iran


I DROPPED TO SEE MY DEAR OLD AUNT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Sorrowful from the start
Subject(s): Iran


I DWELL NOT, by HAFEZ    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: But want to make a name of my own, much rather
Alternate Author Name(s): Hafiz, Kwaja Shams Al-din Muhammad; Hafiz Of Shiraz; Hafez, Mohammad Shams Od-din
Subject(s): Iran


I HANDED YOU A HATCHET, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: I didn't say you could
Subject(s): Iran


I HAVE HEARD THAT THOU DOST INTEND TO TRAVEL: DO NOT SO, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: If so be that thou throwest a glance upon (aught in) the %two worlds, do not so
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


I HAVE NEITHER STRENGTH, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: As a victim of rejection
Subject(s): Iran


I NEVER OWNED A DONKEY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Justifies my belief
Subject(s): Iran


I ONCE OWNED A FORTUNE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: With my humble amount
Subject(s): Iran


I POSSESS NO FORTUNE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For the devil to eliminate
Subject(s): Iran


I SAW MY BELOVED WANDERING ABOUT THE HOUSE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Soul and spirit are continually moving before me
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


I SPEAK OF WORDS OF WISDOM, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Or be totally distraught
Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi
Subject(s): Iran


I WAS ON THAT DAY WHEN THE NAMES WERE NOT, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: None ever was drunken and intoxicated and distraught
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


I WENT AND DID A GOOD DEED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For instead of praises, I was burnt at the stake
Subject(s): Iran


I WENT TO THE MASTER'S ABODE AND SAID, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: I am free in one moment from the desire of speech
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


I'M NO HEAD OF AN ONION, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: There's nothing I'm for
Subject(s): Iran


IF A PRAYER OF A CHILD, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Would surely be wrecked
Subject(s): Iran


IF A TREE MIGHT MOVE BY FOOT AND WING, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: For every tree gains beauty by the light of the sun
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


IF ALL THE BLADES IN THE WORLD, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Without god's will
Subject(s): Iran


IF DRUNKS ARE LEGALLY TO BE CAUGHT, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Then everyone to jail is brought
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran


IF EMBARKING ON A VENTURE THAT AIMS FOR WINNING, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: You must be solid from the beginning
Subject(s): Iran


IF HIS HOPES LIE ON THE NEIGHBOR, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Now imagine how that feels
Subject(s): Iran


IF INFAMY IS WHAT YOU HATE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Join the crowd, don't hesitate
Subject(s): Iran


IF NO ONE EVER MET THEIR DEATH, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Humans would take each other's breath
Subject(s): Iran


IF ONLY THE SWEETNESS OF LIFE WOULD PREVAIL, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: If only in destiny we would not trail
Subject(s): Iran


IF PARTNERS WERE GOOD AS A GUIDE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: God would have one by his side
Subject(s): Iran


IF STEP BY STEP, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: You'll reach the very top in due time
Subject(s): Iran


IF THERE IS NO MIND AT WORK, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: A tender life will go berserk
Subject(s): Iran


IF THOU ART LOVE'S LOVER AND SEEKEST LOVE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: From desire of whose face every atom grew articulate
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


IF YOU GIVE SOMEONE A HARD SMACK, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Expect another to strike you back
Subject(s): Iran


IF YOU SHOULD TO ECONOMIZE, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Your wealth and power would surely rise
Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi
Subject(s): Iran


IMPOSING ON SOMEONE FOR A LOAN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Decreases the dignity that you own
Subject(s): Iran


IMRA'U U 'L-QAYS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Imra' u 'l-qays, king of the arabs
Last Line: A few bird-calls, and gotten pretigious
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


IN A STREET CALLED REPUTATION, by HAFEZ    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: My fate is overriden
Alternate Author Name(s): Hafiz, Kwaja Shams Al-din Muhammad; Hafiz Of Shiraz; Hafez, Mohammad Shams Od-din
Subject(s): Iran


IN AN ATTEMPT TO BEAUTIFY HER BROWS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Which blinded her instead
Subject(s): Iran


IN HELPING YOUR LOVED ONES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Will inflict you with pain
Subject(s): Iran


IN LIFE THE ROLES ARE DIFFERENTLY PLAYED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Yet parts like this will also fade
Subject(s): Iran


IN ORDER TO GET TO KNOW ONE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Or close with him a deal
Subject(s): Iran


IN THE EYE OF THE HAVE ONES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is fulfilling its wondrous duty
Subject(s): Iran


IN THE MIDST OF EATING, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Her nephew or niece
Subject(s): Iran


IN THE MUSEUM AT TEHERAN, by JAMES LAUGHLIN    Poem Source         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: A sentimental curator has placed
Last Line: I'm happy now I'm happy oh don't %move don't go away
Subject(s): Museums; Statues; Teheran, Iran


IN VARIOUS JOBS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So to hire you, no one will
Subject(s): Iran


IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN RECALLED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: That a comb is no use to the bald
Subject(s): Iran


IT IS SIMPLY EASY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But to qualify as a human, it is hard to earn
Subject(s): Iran


IT MAY WELL BE DOLLARS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Not the other way around
Subject(s): Iran


IT'S BEEN PROVEN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: The killer returns to the scene of the crime
Subject(s): Iran


IT'S BEEN SAID THAT AT A FIGHT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is better than a cat that didn't survive
Subject(s): Iran


IT'S PLAIN AND OBVIOUS WE KNOW WHY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Ladders do not lead us to the sky
Subject(s): Iran


IT'S SO PATHETIC, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: When a grain of salt begins to rot
Subject(s): Iran


JESUS ON THE LEAN DONKEY, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Of your guidance. %god will thank you'
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


KNOWLEDGE HAS NEWLY COME: PERCHANCE YOU HAVE NO, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Do not flee, o babbler, for you have no refuge from %god
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LALLA ROOKH: THE FIRE-WORSHIPPERS, by THOMAS MOORE    Poem Text     Poem Explanation                 Poet's Biography
First Line: Tis moonlight over oman's sea!
Last Line: They'll weep for the maiden who sleeps in this wave.
Alternate Author Name(s): Little, Thomas
Subject(s): India; Iran; Mythology; Persia


LETTER 1 FROM THE ADDENDUM, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: Elegant decorations in there
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 116, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: If I don't hear soon from husam how pleased he is with you, I shall %be mighty hurt!
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 144, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: God knows what is right
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 19, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: Amen, god of the two worlds
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 20, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: May you stay in your infinity, and in your successes. %peace
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 24, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: Peace be with you, and glory
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 39, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: The god of both worlds
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 48, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: It can't show its color to us, %or put its fragrance into the air
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 54, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: Mixing with the particles of saladin
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 62, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: Honor and joy and happiness, god willing
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 67, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: May your soul desire to be in the sacred water of the prophets
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 68, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: Peace, and god's compassionate blessings, be with you
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 79, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: May you be a benefactor forever!
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 80, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: Amen, o god of the two worlds
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 81, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: Amen, o god of both worlds
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 83, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: Infinite, and I will be greatly indebted. May all go well
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LETTER 98, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God opens doors
Last Line: May your helping of people in difficulty become infinite
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LINES, SPOTS AND BROWS, by MOHAMMAD SHABASTARI    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Maintains its special place
Subject(s): Iran


LISTEN WELL TO WHAT YOU'VE HEARD, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But don't go believing every word
Subject(s): Iran


LOCK YOUR HOUSE DOORS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Your neighbors, don't incriminate
Subject(s): Iran


LONG STRING, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The mouse asks the beloved frog
Last Line: Standing in t he midst of this %thought-traffic?
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LOOK ON ME, FOR THOU ART MY COMPANION IN THE GRAVE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: See the star of victory and the conqueror's banner!
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LOOK ON THE FACE OF LOVE, THAT YOU MAY BE PROPERLY A, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: When you escape from captivity you will return to %that orb
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LOST CAMEL, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: You've lost your camel, my friend
Last Line: That other sun, in which this is a fleck of dust?
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


LUCK SHOWS UP JUST ONCE YOU SEE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Grab it fast for it will flee
Subject(s): Iran


MAKE YOURSELF LIKE TO THE COMMUNITY, THAT YOU MAY FEEL, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Abandon life and the world, that you may behold the %life of the world
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


MALICE OF A SCORPION, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: It's the nature of its will
Subject(s): Iran


MAN IS A SLAVE TO AFFECTION, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: He will be heaven-bound
Subject(s): Iran


MAN OF GOD IS DRUNKEN WITHOUT WINE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: The man of god do thou seek and find!
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


MAN WHO WANTED TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE OF ANIMALS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A young man asks moses
Last Line: And whispering in your ear %the original word
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


MIND OF A PERSON HAS ALWAYS BEEN PLANNED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: His work abiding colleague never to strand
Subject(s): Iran


MORE THE MONEY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Yet known to you
Subject(s): Iran


MOSES AND THE SHEPHERD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Moses heard a shepherd on the road praying
Last Line: This is certainly not like %we thought it was!'
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


MOUNTAINS NEVER REACH EACH OTHER, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: They reach out to you
Subject(s): Iran


MOUSE AND A FROG, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A mouse and a frog meet every morning on the riverbank
Last Line: Let us die, %and dying, reply
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


MOUSE AND THE CAMEL, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A mouse caught hold of a camel's leading-rope
Last Line: Your loving doesn't know its majesty, %until it knows its helplessness
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


NAKED SUN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Those who live in union
Last Line: Embraces all the orchard-brides at once
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


NEIGHBOR WHO'S CLOSE TO WHERE YOU ARE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is better than a brother, who lives too far
Subject(s): Iran


NEVER GO HUNGRY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Eat in moderation; that's the rule
Subject(s): Iran


NEVER HARM AN ANT THAT DRAGS A SEED, by ABULQASEM FERDOWSI    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For it too has life, and loves it indeed
Subject(s): Iran


NEVER MAKE TRANSACTIONS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: With a very bitter end
Subject(s): Iran


NIGHT THE BRIDE WAS TO BE MINE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: The hours has started to decline
Subject(s): Iran


NO FAVOUR WAS LEFT WHICH THAT WINSOME BEAUTY DID NOT, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Never shone upon aught perishable but he made it %eternal
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


NO JOY HAVE I FOUND IN THE TWO WORLDS APART FROM THEE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Till thou namedst culture, I knew no culture but thee
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


NO MATTER HOW SWEET THE HONEY MAY BE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Vinegar is much sweeter, when offered free
Subject(s): Iran


NO WHERE IS THERE FOR FIRE TO KNOW, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Who's the friend and who's the foe
Subject(s): Iran


NOSY PERSON PLUNGED INTO HELL, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But he was nosy there as well
Subject(s): Iran


NOW THAT YOU'RE IN TIMES OF PEACE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: When already the flood is flowing
Subject(s): Iran


O BELOVED, SPIRITUAL BEAUTY IS VERY FAIR AND GLORIOUS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: No, what is t he very moon? For that is the moon's face %superlative
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


O HEART, WHY ART THOU A CAPTIVE IN THE EARTH THAT IS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: For he is a sun, possessing all kinds of knowledge, on %the spiritual throne
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


O LOVERS, O LOVERS, IT IS TIME TO ABANDON THE WORLD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Tis enough to utter this intimation: say no more, draw %back thy tongue
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


O MY SOUL, WHO IS THIS, STATIONED IN THE HOUSE OF THE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: May his bounteous hand perpetually be a necklace on %my neck!
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


O THOU WHO ART MY SOUL'S COMFORT IN THE SEASON OF, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: You name, all my youth comes back to me
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


OFFER OF WATER, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is totally desirable and well respected
Subject(s): Iran


OFFSPRING WHOSE PARENTS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For life trains them surely
Subject(s): Iran


OFFSPRING WITH NO MANNERS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But if you let it stay right there it's ugly, you can see
Subject(s): Iran


OH! WHAT A THOUGHT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And becomes in charge
Subject(s): Iran


OMAR AND THE PERSIAN, by SARAH (SADIE) WILLIAMS    Poem Text                    
First Line: The victor stood beside the spoil, and by
Last Line: "hold! If there be a sacred thing, it is the warrior's word."
Subject(s): Iran; Omar Khayyam (1048-1122); Persia


ON RESURRECTION DAY, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: On resurrection day your body testifies against you
Last Line: Says, 'this one knows more clearly %than I the way'
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


ONCE WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THE RICHES AROUND YOU, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Everyone becomes your brother, and surrounds you
Subject(s): Iran


ONE GUEST IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE HOST, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: To receive him gladly with a roast
Subject(s): Iran


ONE WHO BOATS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: In the time of need, those friends are not
Subject(s): Iran


ONE WHO EXPERIENCES A TRAGIC EVENT, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Will appreciate what his happiness meant
Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi
Subject(s): Iran


ONE WHO HAS SUSTAINED A TERRIBLE LOSS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is suspicious of others; even his loss
Subject(s): Iran


ONE WHO WRAPS HIMSELF, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: God called the prophet muhammed muzzammil
Last Line: And be a communal teacher of souls'
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


ONE WHO'S HONEST IN THE DEAL HE MAKES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: A share of the offered wealth he takes
Subject(s): Iran


ONE WOULD LEARN TO BE HUMBLE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Alas, upward it can't race
Subject(s): Iran


OUR DESERT HATH NO BOUND, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: The beauty of our sultan, the king of kings
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


OUR INTAKE OF FOOD CONTINUOUSLY PREVAILS, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Beware of the time, whereupon harvest thus fails
Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi
Subject(s): Iran


PEACOCK'S BEAUTY IS SO AMAZING, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Thinks that its legs are not worth praising
Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi
Subject(s): Iran


PEPPER MAY BE SMALL IN SIZE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But it's power's hot, and burns your eyes
Subject(s): Iran


PERSIA, by HENRY CLARENCE KENDALL    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I am writing this song at the close
Last Line: On the bird he has put in a song.
Subject(s): Iran; Persia


PERSIA, by RICHARD HENRY STODDARD    Poem Source         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: We parted in the streets of ispahan
Subject(s): Iran


PERSIA, by ALFRED TENNYSON    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Land of bright eye and lofty brow!
Last Line: Whence cynics rail'd at human pride.
Alternate Author Name(s): Tennyson, Lord Alfred; Tennyson, 1st Baron; Tennyson Of Aldworth And Farringford, Baron
Subject(s): Iran; Persia


PERSIA TO EUROPE, by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: You scorn us? You dream we are ready to yield
Last Line: By ormuzd and allah — our rule shall not die!
Alternate Author Name(s): Dean
Subject(s): Europe; God; Iran; Soldiers; Persia


PERSIAN [ORIENTAL] ECLOGUES: 2. HASSAN; OR, THE CAMEL-DRIVER, by WILLIAM COLLINS (1721-1759)    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: In silent horror o'er the desert-waste
Last Line: When back to schiraz' walls he bent his way.
Subject(s): Iran; Persia


PERSON WHO PANICS TO GET A JOB DONE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Has to start all over from square one
Subject(s): Iran


PICTURE LIFE AS A ROLLER COASTER, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Then suddenly destiny frowns
Subject(s): Iran


PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Otherwise the aftermath, is difficult to endure
Subject(s): Iran


PROFITS MUST BE SEIZED FROM THE UPPER-CLASS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Not from the destitute of the mass
Subject(s): Iran


PROMPT YOUR MIND, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Regrets and worries have no use
Subject(s): Iran


PROVIDE THE PEOPLE WITH BREAD AND WHEAT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But the bread of some, refrain to eat
Subject(s): Iran


PUT A LITTLE EFFORT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Result of which, will never be in vain
Subject(s): Iran


PUT A LITTLE EFFORT, AND ELIMINATE THE STRAIN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: That you tend to lose
Subject(s): Iran


PUT YOUR EFFORT TO WHAT YOU DO, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Accuracy is a factor too
Subject(s): Iran


PUTTING ONE'S FOOT INTO ANOTHER ONE'S SHOE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Signifies the meddling that one can do
Subject(s): Iran


QUOTH SOME ONE, MASTER SANA'I IS DEAD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Has erased thy name from the book of speech
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


RESPECT THE ELDERLY PEOPLE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Till you in turn are old
Subject(s): Iran


RESPONSE TO AN IDIOT IS KEEPING STILL, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: If not, then arguing he sure will
Subject(s): Iran


RHYTHM OF HER DANCING, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So she claimed, that the platform was crooked all along
Subject(s): Iran


RIDER CANNOT VISUALIZE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: He cannot clearly put
Subject(s): Iran


RUBIES, PEARLS AND EMERALDS AND SUCH, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Otherwise, imagine how wealthy one would be
Subject(s): Iran


SATAN WONDERS WHY HE'S BLAMED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Eating yogurt mixed with fish
Subject(s): Iran


SCHOLAR WITH NO PRACTICE, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Is like an idle bee, at a honeyless hive
Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi
Subject(s): Iran


SEARCHER MUST COMMAND HIS MIND, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: With abundant effort he will find
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran


SEND THE CHAPERONES AWAY, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Inside me a hundred beings
Last Line: But the ear says, %'I want more than that!'
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


SERVANT WHO LOVED HIS PRAYERS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: At dawn a certain rich man %wanted to go to the steambaths
Last Line: When you become totally obedient to that one, %you'll be free
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


SET PACE TO TOIL, by BAHAR    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For the gain is eternal; far from deception
Subject(s): Iran


SHEIKH KHARRAQANI AND HIS WRETCHED WIFE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Don't look at me
Last Line: Now a miracle story
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


SHOULD I TAKE YOUR WORD FOR NOT BEING A THIEF, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Or the tail of the missing rooster should I believe
Subject(s): Iran


SHOULD THIS BE A HAPPY WORLD, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Happiness is that part, where our heart is
Subject(s): Iran


SHOW THY FACE, FOR I DESIRE THE ORCHARD AND THE ROSE-GARDEN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: I am the hoopoe: the presence of solomon is my desire
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


SIMPLE BOWL OF YOGURT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For an hour to repose
Subject(s): Iran


SINCE YOU INDEED HAVE GIVEN HIM BIRTH, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: You have to raise him for what he's worth
Subject(s): Iran


SKEIKH WHO PLAYED WITH CHILDREN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A certain young man was asking around
Last Line: Will turn rosy with illumination %like the redbud flowers
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


SNAKE WILL DISPOSE ITS COLORFUL SKIN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But never the character it has within
Subject(s): Iran


SNAKE-CATCHER AND THE FROZEN SNAKE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Listen to this, and hear the mystery inside
Last Line: Hundreds of thousands died
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


SNAKES CAN BE FOUND WHERE THE TREASURE IS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Thus, hurting our fun loving hours
Subject(s): Iran


SPATULA HAS REACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE POT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: There is no more left and he's a have-not
Subject(s): Iran


STINGY ARE NOT BORN TO BE KIND, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So erase this whole thought off your mind
Subject(s): Iran


STRIKE OF GOD IS SOUNDLESS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And it is not to be cured
Subject(s): Iran


SUITORS ARE ALL FIGHTING, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For her happiness is unseen
Subject(s): Iran


TAIL OF A LION IS NO WAY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: A harmless toy for one to play
Subject(s): Iran


TALES HAVE BEEN TOLD ABOUT SISTERS-IN-LAW, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Relationships among them is nothing but raw
Subject(s): Iran


TENTH OF THE HARVEST, A TENTH OF THE FLOUR, A TENTH OF THE BREAD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: In the village of zarwan near the border of yemen
Last Line: As the qur'an says, a no, harder than stone
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


THAT MOON, WHICH THE SKY NE'ER SAW EVEN IN DREAMS, HAS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: In whose track the cloud-like hearts are moving
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


THE ENCHANTED MIRROR, by ANONYMOUS    Poem Text                    
First Line: What time o'er persia ruled that upright khan
Last Line: Who holds its glass therein to view - himsel!
Subject(s): Iran;mirrors; Persia


THE HANDKERCHIEFS OF KHAIBAR KHAN, by JOHN UPDIKE            Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: In nishapur did khaibar khan
Subject(s): Iran; Petroleum; Persia; Oil


THE KING AND THE COTTAGER; A PERSIAN LEGEND, by JOHN GODFREY SAXE    Poem Text                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Pray list me unto a legend
Last Line: "has propped a monarch's throne!"
Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Iran; Persia


THEE I CHOOSE, OF ALL THE WORLD, ALONE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: What dost thou seek from my bosom and sleeve?
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


THERE ARE FORMS OF MAKING FUN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: None of which amuses one
Subject(s): Iran


THERE'S ALWAYS A REASON FOR BEING CHEAP, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Bear this in your mind to keep
Subject(s): Iran


THERE'S ALWAYS PEACE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And differences are mended
Subject(s): Iran


THEY LOOK ALIKE IN EVERY WAY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: As an apple cut in half
Subject(s): Iran


THEY SAY HE'S WELL-EXPERIENCED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Placed in the right spot
Subject(s): Iran


THEY SAY THAT HE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: His chance is somewhat slim
Subject(s): Iran


THEY SAY THAT SERPENTS HATE PENNYROYAL, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: When at its nest the pennyroyal grow
Subject(s): Iran


THEY TOLD HIM THAT HIS FATHER, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Never touched his possession
Subject(s): Iran


THIEF IS HE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: As he who from a mosque, a rug would seize
Subject(s): Iran


THIS HOUSE WHEREIN IS CONTINUALLY THE SOUND OF THE VIOL, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Draw back thy tongue, for thy tongue is harmful
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


THIS IS DONE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Therefore, know that I'm in shame
Subject(s): Iran


THIS IS LOVE: TO FLY HEAVENWARD, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: To mould me into shape like a ball
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


THIS IS THE SAYING ABOUT THE DOORS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Don't knock theirs, so they won't knock yours
Subject(s): Iran


THORN HE WELL SEES IN OTHER PEOPLE'S EYES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Yet it's the arrow in his own that he denies
Subject(s): Iran


THOSE SHINY CHEEKS OF CRIMSON, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: The slap that touched the face
Subject(s): Iran


THOSE TREES OF WILLOW THAT PROUDLY GROW, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Are dauntless to the winds that blow
Subject(s): Iran


THROUGH MANY MOONS PRECEDING DAYS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: To gain the bread he cultivates
Subject(s): Iran


TO BRING ABOUT SOME LAUGHTER, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Your eyes thus play a part
Subject(s): Iran


TO DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: To bring in the bride
Subject(s): Iran


TO PICK TWO WATERMELONS WITH ONE HAND, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is something unthinkable to understand
Subject(s): Iran


TO PURCHASE A DONKEY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Pass up the young and the bold
Subject(s): Iran


TOO BAD THAT NO ONE KNEW HIM, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: From giving back what he took
Subject(s): Iran


TREE SO PROUD WITH LOADS OF FRUIT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Can fall victim to an act of brute
Subject(s): Iran


TREE WHEN DECAYING, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is linked to the condition of the tree
Subject(s): Iran


TROUBLES ARE ABUNDANT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For miseries in life, would leave you in the lurch
Subject(s): Iran


TRY TO CAPTURE EVERY HEART, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For breaking it, creates no art
Subject(s): Iran


TWERE BETTER THAT THE SPIRIT WHICH WEARS NOT TRUE LOVE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: That the one is a keeper of secrets, while the other %is not
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


TWO KINDS OF INTELLIGENCE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: There are two kinds of intelligence: one acquired
Last Line: This second knowing is a fountainhead %from within you, moving out
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


TWO TAKEN, by SCOTT HIGHTOWER            Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: In iran, the table of allah
Subject(s): Gays & Lesbians; Iran; Capital Punishment - Minors; Homoeroticism; Lesbians; Gay Women; Gay Men; Persia


UNTIL THE WELL RUNS DRY TO NAUGHT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: The value of water escapes one's thought
Subject(s): Iran


VISITOR COULD BE DEAR TO US, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Will suffocate is to death
Subject(s): Iran


WE DO WHOLEHEARTEDLY RECEIVE OUR GUESTS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: But if they stay long, they become pests
Subject(s): Iran


WE KNOW THAT CARPENTRY IS A TRADE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Indeed for monkeys, it's not made
Subject(s): Iran


WE NOURISHED DAILY FROM THE WHEAT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: That happily we were in
Subject(s): Iran


WE'RE ON OPPOSITE BORDERS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And I shall tend to mine
Subject(s): Iran


WE, THE CHILDREN OF ADAM, by MOSHARREF OD-DIN IBN MOSLEH OD-DIN SADI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: His life would be in shambles, for his happiness is brief
Alternate Author Name(s): Saadi
Subject(s): Iran


WELL SPOKEN PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS SAFE AND SOUND, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For the words may spread around
Subject(s): Iran


WHAT A WISE MAN CAN ACCOMPLISH, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: After damages that he leaves
Subject(s): Iran


WHAT IS TO BE DONE, O MOSLEMS? FOR I DO NOT RECOGNISE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: That except of drunkenness and revelry I have no tale %to tell
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


WHAT PEARL ART THOU THAT NONE POSSESSETH THE PRICE OF THEE?, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: What king but is a beggar of thee with heart and soul?
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


WHAT PREDICAMENT IS ONE IN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: When one's excuse is worse than sin
Subject(s): Iran


WHAT WINE IS TO A LOVER, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: When a gnostic says, 'wine'
Last Line: So they won't notice who sits beside me
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


WHAT YOU DISAPPROVE FOR YOURSELF, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Never approve for others, whatever the case may be
Subject(s): Iran


WHAT'S PAST IS PAST, DO NOT REGRET, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Think of the future better yet
Subject(s): Iran


WHATEVER ONE'S ACHIEVEMENTS ARE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Justice and fairness are linked by far
Subject(s): Iran


WHATEVER THE FOOL MAY HAVE TO SAY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: The madman believes him all the way
Subject(s): Iran


WHATEVER THE OUTCOME HAS IN STORE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: It's to our betterment, for less and more
Subject(s): Iran


WHATEVER WAS SPINNED, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: The fruit of our labor, we had never gotten
Subject(s): Iran


WHATEVER YOU TELL ME, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: For the habit of swearing is against my rule
Subject(s): Iran


WHEN APPROACHED BY A WOLF, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So for him to guard a herd, is not quite rightful
Subject(s): Iran


WHEN I CAME TO THE CITY, THOU CHOSEST A CORNER APART, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: For as he fashioned a door and lock, he has also made %a key
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


WHEN IT'S TORN, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: It can't be worn
Subject(s): Iran


WHEN MY BIER MOVETH ON THE DAY OF DEATH, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: For in placeless air will be thy triumphal song
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


WHEN ONE SHOULD FACE AN INTRUDING GUEST, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: No one expects you to do your best
Subject(s): Iran


WHEN UPON US BLOWETH THE WIND OF AUTUMN, by AMIR MAHMUD IBN AMIR YAMINU'D-DIN TUGHRA'I    Poem Source                    
Last Line: The sign of the brave and the coward
Alternate Author Name(s): Ibn-i-yamin; Ibn Jemin
Subject(s): Iran


WHEN WE PRAY ALONE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: We are brought thick desserts, and we rarely refuse them
Last Line: Body-baggage and %be light
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


WHERE ARE WE?, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: An invisible bird flies over, %but casts a quick shadow
Last Line: As it weaves with the asking
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


WHERE THERE'S A BEAR, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: One gets a scare
Subject(s): Iran


WHERE THERE'S A FACE OF A FAIRY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: There is also a demon so scary
Subject(s): Iran


WHEREVER HE DESIRES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Therefore, he always has a smiling face
Subject(s): Iran


WHILE THE WISE MAN WAS DEBATING, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: And smiled back with a gleam
Subject(s): Iran


WHO MAKES THESE CHANGES?, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: I should be suspicious %of what I want
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


WHO'S YOUR CLOSE FRIEND, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So I could picture the real you
Subject(s): Iran


WHY DOES NOT THE SOUL TAKE WING, WHEN FROM THE GLORIOUS, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Thine is the grace of answer, and thine is the knowledge %of question
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


WHY WINE IS FORBIDDEN, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: When the prophet's ray of intelligence
Last Line: Wine is forbidden to everyone
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


WITH FORTY THE MAN IS IN HIS PRIME, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: No wonder he's having the best of time
Subject(s): Iran


WITH SAINTS HE APPEARS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: In reality however he has signed with the devil
Subject(s): Iran


WITH THE SNAP OF YOUR FINGER, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: I'm all set; to you I dash
Subject(s): Iran


WORDS FROM HELL YOU TEND TO HEAR, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Yet your touch of fire is far from near
Subject(s): Iran


WORDS THAT ARE SPOKEN BY A FRIEND, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Would lift one's spirit higher
Subject(s): Iran


WORLD AS WE KNOW, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: It focuses on hardship; rarely for resting
Subject(s): Iran


WORLD MAY OVERFLOW, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: No tension in his blood
Subject(s): Iran


WOUND SUSTAINED FROM A TONGUE, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is far worse, than a wound from a sword that is vicious
Subject(s): Iran


YESTEREVE I DELIVERED TO A STAR TIDINGS FOR THEE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: O cup-bearer, make drunken my languishing eye
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


YOU ARE NOT A SINGLE YOU, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
First Line: You're a common rhyme-word now
Last Line: Stop swimming so hard, %and climb in the boat %with noah
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran; Sufism


YOU CLAIM TO BE MUCH BETTER, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Because all of this is a lie
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran


YOU EITHER STAY AND WORK AT HOME, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Or in the streets you'll surely roam
Subject(s): Iran


YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING VERY NEAT, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Far from eloquence and elite
Subject(s): Iran


YOU MIGHT WEEP FOR A LITTLE WHILE, by JALAL AD-DIN (JALALUDDIN) AR-RUMI    Poem Source                     Poet's Biography
Last Line: Bringing joy and laughter
Alternate Author Name(s): Mawlana; Rumi, Jalaluddin Molavi; Rumi; Dschellaleddin Pumi; Hilali
Subject(s): Iran


YOU OFFER ME GOODIES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Then all of a sudden, you smash my head
Subject(s): Iran


YOU'RE DOING IT FREELY, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: So conclude the favor; do not ask
Subject(s): Iran


YOUNG WOMAN'S NEO-ARAMAIC JEWISH PERISAN BLUES, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
First Line: Would write a letter with
Last Line: Dies from it %because you wouldn't %let it just be
Subject(s): Iran; Jews


YOUR SIMPLE STEP TO GAIN SUCCESS, by UNKNOWN    Poem Source                    
Last Line: Is the best of cause for god to bless
Subject(s): Iran