COME INSIDE THE FIRE
Come inside the fire,
leave your trickery behind
go insane
go mad
burn like a candle-moth
first make yourself a stranger
to yourself and
tear down your house
then move with us
dwell in the abode of love
wash your chest
seven times over
cleansing from hatred
then mold yourself into the chalice
holding the pure wine of love
to understand the intoxicated
you must become intoxicated
to join the eternal soul
you must become a soul
you heard my story and
your spirit grew wings
now you must be annihilated in love
to become a fable of your own
your imagination my friend flies away
then pulls you as a follower
surpass the imagination and
like fate
arrive ahead of yourself
passion and desire
has locked your heart
you must become the key
the teeth of the key
to open all locks
King Solomon gives you a message
listen to the birds
they are talking to you
calling you a trap
frightening them away
to capture us they say
you must make a nest
you must make a nest
your sweetheart's face
is appearing now
change yourself to a mirror
and fill yourself to the brim
so many gifts
you purchased for your love
quit buying gifts
give yourself over
you were a part of the
mineral kingdom in the beginning
then you changed to animal life for awhile
then you found the soul of a human for awhile
now the time has arrived
to become
the soul of souls
~RUMI~
Rumi, Fountain of Fire
Translated by Nader Khalili
