Do You Love Me?
A lover asked his beloved,
Do you love yourself more than you love me?
The beloved replied,
I have died to myself and I live for you.
I've disappeared from myself and my attributes.
I am present only for you.
I have forgotten all my learning, but from knowing you, I have become a scholar.
I have lost all my strength, but from your power
I am able.
If I love myself
I love you.
If I love you
I love myself.
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Poems by Rumi
SpiritualRumi, also known as Mevlana/Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi was a 13th century Persian poet and Sufi mystic. His poems are mainly written in Persian, but occasionally Greek, Arabic and Turkish. His poetry has influenced not only Persian literature but Turki...
