Lies

They say, “The king of love is not faithful.” Lies!
They say, “Your night will never have a dawn.” Lies!
They say, “Why do you slay yourself for love’s sake? There is no survival after the body’s death.” Lies!
They say, “Your tears shed in love are vain; once the eyes are closed, there will be no encounter.” Lies!
They say, “When we have gone outside the cycle of time, beyond this soul of ours will not travel.” Lies!
Those persons who have not escaped from fancy say, “The stories of the prophets were all mere fancies.” Lies!
Those persons who have not gone on the right way say, “The servant has no way to come to God.” Lies!
They say, “He who knows all secrets tells not the servant the secrets and mysteries of the Unseen without intermediary!” Lies!
They say, “They open not to the servant the heart’s secret, and He does not graciously carry the servant up to heaven.” Lies!
They say, “That one who has earth in his composition will never be familiar with the heavenly host.” Lies!
They say, “The pure soul will never fly on the wings of love out of this earthly nest to the free air.” Lies!
They say, “That sun of God will never bring retribution for the several atoms’ weight of evil and good of men.” Lies!
Keep silent from speaking; and if anyone says to you, “Speech has no other expression but letters and sounds”—Lies!

Mystical poems of Rumi- A.J. Arberry