Secretly we spoke

by Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi

English version by Jonathan Star and Shahram Shiva
Original Language Persian/Farsi

Secretly we spoke,
     that wise one and me.
I said, Tell me the secrets of the world.
He said, Sh... Let silence
Tell you the secrets of the world.

-- from Art & Wonder: An Illustrated Anthology of Visionary Poetry, Edited by Kate Farrell

<<Previous Poem | More Poems by Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi | Next Poem >>


/ Photo by Kivanc Nis /


View All Poems by Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi








Secretly we spoke