A New Rule, Rumi: Summary & Analysis
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"A New Rule" by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi reflects on the passionate and transformative nature of love. The poem contrasts the actions of drunkards with the intense emotions experienced by lovers. It presents love as a powerful force that leads individuals to profound self-discovery and union with the beloved. "A New Rule"
It is the rule with drunkards to fall upon each other,
to quarrel, become violent, and make a scene.
The lover is even worse than a drunkard.
I will tell you what love is: to enter a mine of gold.
And what is that gold?
The lover is a king above all kings,
unafraid of death, not at all interested in a golden crown.
The dervish has a pearl concealed under his patched cloak.
Why should he go begging door to door?
Last night that moon came along,
drunk, dropping clothes in the street.
"Get up," I told my heart, "Give the soul a glass of wine.
The moment has come to join the nightingale in the garden,
to taste sugar with the soul-parrot.&…