Behind The Scenes, Rumi, Summary & Analysis

"Behind The Scenes" by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi is a mystical and contemplative poem that explores the presence of the divine in the natural world and the search for spiritual truth. The poem portrays a sense of wonder and longing for a deeper connection with the divine. "Behind The Scenes" by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi Is it your face that adorns the garden? Is it your fragrance that intoxicates this garden? Is it your spirit that has made this brook a river of wine? Hundreds have looked for you and died searching in this garden where you hide behind the scenes. But this pain is not for those who come as lovers. You are easy to find here. You are in the breeze and in this river of wine. Summary "Behind The Scenes" describes the presence of the divine in the natural world, particularly in a garden. The poem begins with a series of questions, asking whether it is the divine presence that adorns the garden with beauty, intoxicates it with fragrance, and turns a br…