Because I Cannot Sleep, Rumi, Summary & Analysis
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"Because I Cannot Sleep" by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi is a mystical and introspective poem that explores the restless and yearning nature of the human soul, particularly in the context of love and longing. The poem delves into the idea of a sleepless night filled with thoughts and desires. "Because I Cannot Sleep" by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi
Because I cannot sleep
I make music at night.
I am troubled by the one
whose face has the color of spring flowers.
I have neither sleep nor patience,
neither a good reputation nor disgrace.
A thousand robes of wisdom are gone.
All my good manners have moved a thousand miles away.
The heart and the mind are left angry with each other.
The stars and the moon are envious of each other.
Because of this alienation the physical universe
is getting tighter and tighter.
The moon says, 'How long will I remain
suspended without a sun?'
Without Love's jewel inside of me,
let the bazaar of my existence be destroyed stone by stone.
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