A SHAMBHALA THRESHOLD BOOK
OPEN SECRET Versions of Rumi Translated by John Moyne and Coleman Barks
* SHAMBHALA Boston & London 1999
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aba/a © 1984 by John Moye and Coeman arks Pubished by arangemen wih Threshod ooks A ighs reseved No par of his book may be repoduced n any fom o by any means eecronic o mechanca incudng phoocopying ecodg, o by any infoaion sorage and reieva sysem wihou permisson in wing om he pubisher 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 ined in he nied Saes o Amerca @ This edion is prined on acd-fee pape ha mees he American Naiona Sandads Insiue Z3948 Sandard Disbued in he nied Saes by Random ouse, nc, and in Canada by Random House of Canada d Some of hese vesions have appeaed in he Yeow Moon ress pubcaon g a / and in Pag and E magaznes
Libay o Congress Caogngnubcaons aa a an Rm! Mauana 207273 [Seecions. Engish 999] Open secre: vesions of Rumi/ansaed by John Moye and Coeman arks p. m Incudes bibogaphca references (p x) SB� 57062598 pbk) . Ja an Rm Mauana, 207273 Transaons no Engsh I Moye, Joh I aks Coeman II ie K6480E56 CIP 999 89'55c1 993399
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Introduction
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Qatrains
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Versions Based on Arber, and Nchoson
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Aswrs frm t Emts stg A Egyt Tt st Est Grwg Ct f Ml T Nw Rul Umrk Bs Hv Su Tr Bfr t Mgt T Bt s Crk
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tg S T mg f Yu y t f Yu lt T O vg gt t t Rv Lt G Hm Pvy T uk t m Sv C K f St Lk Lt t Ltt R Yu Smtm gt Cmtly T Rgt f Cyg ft g lv t t Rbly T v Clt Lyg mty mty Gl T S T Tt Lv Sy Y Qukly lv f Sug Stg u T S-W t T m T u y T Qut T Vt f tlg Hum g Wy Og Uv T Wy? T Yu Wt Lg t Sg f t Z T Pg ut Cg
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6 8 6 61 6 6 6 6 66 6 68 6 1 74
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z Ts r llbrt trslts My trslts frm t Prs f Rum lm Brks wrks wt t ltrl trslts, tryg t b ftful t t t s rs t t mgs Sm f ts r rwrkgs f trslts mu rlr b Arbrr Nls. T srt ms (Qutrs) r ll Mylm rks trslts. Amg t Os t fllwg r My Brks llbrts: #25, #7, #805, #80, #50,#5,05, #0, #370, "W Sys Wrs wt My Mut Arbrryrks rss #2, #73, #75, #850, #8, #37,#205,#20,#257,#272, #280, #25,#2232,#2253, #235,#238, #22,#222, #25,#28,#2522,#2537,2558, #27,#23,#277,#2788,#2873,#233, #30, #30,307
Nlsrks rss "T Mus,sly,T Qus t," T Vrty f tllg Hum gs, Wy Org Urs Ts Wy?" Lrg t Sgs f t Z," 's Yu Ar Wt, T Nm
References: Fzanfa Badi-z-Zaman Kulliyat-e Shams, vols Tean: mi Kabi Pess Citial edtion of te olleted odes qatains, and ote poems of Rmi wit glossay and notes bey ] Mytal Poem of Rum. Pesian Heitage Seies No3 Ciago Te Univesity of Ciago ess Tanslation f odes taken fom te zanfa edition wit notes bey A. J Mytcal Poem of Rumi Pesan Heitage Seies No Bolde Coloado: Westview ess Tanslation of a fe odes taken fom te Fzanfa edition Niolson R A The Mathnaw of ]alaluddn Rumi vols London za & Co - Ciia edition tansaton and ommenay
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I Rumi's ife (-1)
lu Rum ws br Blk w s w Afgs Stmbr 30 207 W ws st yug m ug s fmy fl ur t tr f Mgl vs fr mu trvlg fy st Ky Turky R ms Rm" t s "frm Rm Atl." Rum flw t l f s fr s strs slrs tgs jurss. Utl t g f rty-sv sms t v b vtl tr ur t ryl r g 2 mt t wrg rvs Sms f Tbriz Wt tugt f bfr s G mt ty rs Ts rgt strgt gv s bf. Hs try f wt lgg t b r t ls srtul rs frst sw Sms l Sl Zrkub gl sm stll tr s srb Husm. Rum mbr 7 273 urg t st trty yrs f s lf bm brllt uflg f t rgt us f ts s trs. Pronouns
Rums y tr s wys t mystry f t rus W s ts rsss? Sms? S Zrkub? Husm? T r gl utrrt? T v Bv? A G Prs y f t gg f lvr fr Blv? T r? Al bv? Prus sslv wt t rssur f Rums rg t f s tru tty. T sst wr f Rums try s stsy stsy mlg fmt f t g lg lst rss-tg f Slvs Hs s t stsy f U t t try. t s v-ssy m wt sm bkss mu gg S t rus r rb mt Rum s skg f fututg g bw bgs btw bgs Bg Prus rtulrly Egs t rr ts rss. Ty rfr tr t slf r t trs t t t mg Rums Prs s t ll urs ( s G) but stll t ffulty ss Ev t frst rs rus ( m w, ) my rfr mrsl slf slf t
rng Suf rn n ls slf n ngnss f nnln n G. Mny f Rum's s n w smr smms n plgy wrs r pv v ngr usly bsr n pul N prnun n spk rly xprns Tr mus rm spln mysry n prsn/s f Rums pms s sr rgnn v n c t n nn) f frn n Frn Rum Sms ul prsnly n v bg rn ns bwn n mng Ts pms r spn nus vs frm ps Rum s bng r pr by yng rly s nun rng n s qu rns s n qu ur nk f s s ng pms s pr ps Mn sul b R ums s r n rmps fr sprul p n rnl s prps r Hn-Ss pms fr ns n (n G ry Snyrs rnsl n ry mk Cl Munn) Rums s n qurns rr r prsnl umn rrs f m n's bng gv srp r nsusnss f vn n nurng Chip uddha!
W f nrbl numbrs n s pms? Ty rfr F urunfr n f R um's wrk Tr) n y n rl mysry n Rum's wrk spnnus prlfr T gnrsy f l s wrs rmns n f vn f 7 Cnury Zn mnk Eku w w rv 1, Bus n s fm n H nvr ws srp f w Prsn w n nrmus bk f yprss sk rv w gurn fgurs fr mpl g sn mp s w s n wn n rvg usns f lrg smll Bus sm n bggr n fngr frm lfvr ps. Kppl p Bus y bm knwn s Rum sps n gvs wy s lngug w Enku's fn nuv y Enku n wn up rfsm w up s rf rvrbnk skg fr sm w rv Bu fgurs rvr Crnly yu k w rf f yu wn" T nx mrng rfsm uln' f s rf. H w mpl n sk O p yur k ffr rv usn mgs n fl m wn rvr T x
mber 33 over lo oe s s mbo reer s e mss rt e rver o Rms essm ws w sc eeess vrety. The Restessness
cob Boeme sys, Weve te sel escrbes escbes e se" ese Rm oems r wt ey escrbe meso o mystcl coscosess were col ybr occrs t rm n r m #2399. I te ly o s serc Rm kees see crsm ro m rtclrly eoe bsorb tt, ssov e me, reorm emby ssolv e oems move scter ter , evolv ey seem to te tro ses God's joy moves from unmarked box to unmarked bo, from cell to cell As rainwater down into flowerbed As roses up from ground Now t looks ike a plate of rice and fish now a cliff covered with vines ow a horse being saddled t hides withn hese il one day i cracks them open ()
ey move ot o ssote kow. Theres he ligh of gold of wheat in the sun and the gold of bread made from that wheat have neither Im only talkng abou them ()
ey ofte ce te ro o be ct bewee, n n r n n m r e oems c s mwves o ter ow et form ey lo to e to ce t rscks e ose of te sef, o that no one lives here anymore just a boy running barefooted all hrough it
e lo s for trsormto tt cses rer trsorm to, s we rrow becomes bw bowsr 25 e to becomes sorce of teto, oretess becomes strcto o ow o ry
Te resless s s f e, feress, ferme, me mveme, ll s f ve's f te su were lve e wuld ave brgtess Te cea wuld cme res smewere
Sms mself esrbe Rum s "ever-, wys eve quly bee ere befre! R um mses w me erms, fuun mus f resee bsee Hs wrk bemes e er, wery meum fr f r Os essy, uus werme ses, u. We e is uited t e cre f ater t speak f tat s t breae te ame H empt f self flled wit lve (Mhnw Bk VI -
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The Oldest Love in New Shapes Intricate sound, not word. I catch wat I can't quite make out Fre burnng down along t root a we a n the branche The whole tree gone Store about te Green Man hdr, and tore idr mef told come back We thought they wee lo Te oldet ove in new hape F h we a and the un come out. L Yk, we begn readng Sura : Th cp h And look!
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I. Quatrains
2 Lt by myslf t bt f mysf lgt yw luv tk ty t sty just bv t suf yt m ly u lvg wt t
m yg, my ts t m tt mu S ty sy, t , t Rmmb y gt f u gts, but t mmb tgs v s.
2 , u sss s ts Ayw yu ut yu ft, fl m t fmss u yu. Hw s t wt ts v, s yu w t yu? 5
W I m wt you, w sty up gt W you' o , I c' go to slp. Prs Go fo ts wo soms A t ffc btw tm
W I , ly out t cops You my w o kss my lps, jus bgg to cy o't b fg f op my ys
s bg vully sops. T wolf pps W ru off ffrt rcos, wt lwys som ougt of ow lucky w r Bu og flots for ong foos t mout vry gos u wy
Fr yer cpyin er ele e w ys Frm wn cldn dece Unbe ee ed my nme e le Ten wlked ide
2 Tdy ike every er dy we wke p empy d frigeed. n pen e dr e dy d beg edg Tk dw ml rme. e e bey we lve be w we d Tere re dred f wy kee d ki e grn
9 Te breee dwn ecre el y. n g bck eep Y m k fr w y rely wn n g bck leep. Pepe re gg bck nd fr cr e dril were e w wrld c Te dr rd nd pen n g bck leep
ke omeoe who doe't keep ore wo ot lookg to be rher or rd o log who h ot the lghtet teret ee h ow perolty He ree
t beyod de o wrogdog d rghtdog there eld. l mee yo there Whe the ol e dow tht gr the world too ll to tk bot de lgge ee the phre doet mke y ee
3 wold loe to yo Now my og rg towrd my e hotg 8
3 e ae t way o talg ad we ae aothe pat om wat we w ad what we ea may happe we ae ale wt othe le, a lea toe tae om te mota
9 Someoe wo goe wt al a oa o bead to a ma pae that t le a et aod hm, omeoe wo wat o moe wo ot hme loged o by ayoe ele, He a ette to eeyoe Yo ope t t ay,
9 o ee de om otde o d ded o mytee ee wee md ae deaged See tog eye wat e ee o the oog ot om eye 9
clr bd t cnt cng ryting r r no dg to my loing now rd i id tr window t opn from on mind to not, but i tr no wl, tr' no nd fo fittin t window, or lc.
9 W tk ong trip. W puzz or mning o pinting o book wn wt wr wning o nd undnd in wold, w nre tt.
Do unt omim ook lk t un' coming up? Do you know w itu o i lik? You' cying You y you' bund you. u cn you ink o nyon wo not zy wit mok? 0
6 ayg u o mal dacig paic ad o ga ug ou ou a dacg w you wou y dac Ca you m w I wipr you ar?
8 Ty y o ay wa you a piual o xua? Ty wod abou Soomo ad all i w. I body o wod y ay i a Soul ad you a u w a way wi a o a w b aid by ayo
68 T uma ap a go mad o daco ad pa Somm pu g omm cul yg wldy o op mag gly d w il. 1
3 Sty n t ompny o os os ot knds o popl, ty wnt to sow you somtng A ow wll d you to n mpty bn, pot to sug
s gt sd gan insd. You fll t wt yousl o t ds 'm ug n ts ulng ngy You ! Wos m nd snsb s nsn!
Don tnk of good d o m I' tstd t wost tt n ppn So ty lok m somw, bound nd gggd, y nt t up s nw lo I .
6 You don't a "bad day and good day You don't omtm bant and omm dumb ' no tudyng no coay tnkng ang to do w o but t a gat da o potng and ct toucng and ngt you can't mmb a a
686 u opn and to t un and g away ac ntan, Unk omon wo bg on t tt o mony to u a d bg to g you
' a tang ny n my ad, o bd yng, ac pac ccuatng on t own I t on I o w 3
2 y ay tat Paad wll b pt wt ot o a wt ad all t ba wo. W od o to t k t t t ow t' gog o b
9 Co to t oad Spg. lgt ad w, ad wa pogaa low I yo do ot o, t do o at. I yo do o, do o att
92 Pol apat, I t olo o dyg yo' olo o bg bo U w bat a ot t a b o gad So ats wy pla gow ad ag a o y, w o o da 1
ink tt your gliding out from t fc o ci lik n gl ink your wkn ik tigr wk by imf n t fort Your mot dom wn your tr food S pnd l tm wit nigtng nd pcock n i ut oic, t otr jt coor
2 Fo wi w lid wit pop, but w w no ign in tm of t ftfun w wntd It bttr to id compltly witin wtr id in mt, fir id in rock
mytry do not gt clrr by rptng t qution nor i it bougt wit going to ming plc. Unti you kpt you y nd you wnting til for fifty yr, you dont bgin to cro or from confuion. 5
111 mint Im dippointd I l norgd Wn m rind, Im ld Wn m qi nd soid s t grond, n I tk low tons o tndr or vryon
I drink strmwr nd t ir boms lrr nd vryting I do I bom wtrwl, rning nd tsting yo, s ong s wtr movs
n pin brt sir. srd ild is rnning rom t os, srming. r t gntlnss Undr nin lyrs o llson, wtvr t igt on o ny obt, in t grond itsl, s yor 1
6 Tda I'm t wadig, tig m kll i a p dik wi m I w mw t i a am, itlligt ma w d kw wa abt t d!
93 I ad ki Y ga m ix wa a i w tdt Tg gd ad g ta m m ad t ai a
23 I am a b t p ag t m w m b a m b t ta awa l t igwatma. ' dk g ad ' at g, gi m T a 17
22 Duing t day I wa inging wit you At igt w lpt n t am bd I want concou day o ngt. I tougt I knw wo I wa but I wa you.
23 Dnking wn wit you gttng wam and wam I tink wy not tad in ti ocoat mad o a and dt n I look out t wndow Fo wat? ot wod a
2 Sinc w' n ac ot a gam go on Scty I mo, and you pond You winning you tink it' unny ut look up om t boad now look ow I' bougt n unitu to t niib plac o w can li 1
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33 Im ot talg ot o Im ag to a o o . Rmmb at I a Tooo l a o a I ag tog
3 W g ag a lg t al caz lo o o. O a o g oc tog, o o.
39 W a a g bal o b o c. Ta E mog go a g go aga T a t o o T g. Wc t . 0
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Do you think I know what Im doing? That for one breath or haf-breath I belong to mysef? As much as a pen knows what it's writing, or the bal can guess where it's going next
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Do not sit long with a sad friend When you go to a garden, do you look at thorns or flowers? Spend more time with roses and jasmine
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Inside the Great Mystery that is, we don't really own anything. What is this competition we fee then, before we go, one at a time, through the same gate? 21
2 We ae te m a e a te fae t We ae tatg te tate t mte f etet We ae pa a at e pa We ae te eet ate a e ja tat p
9 t gt e fa t ea te t gae We t gt t me ba e a. Y ee t me t g at e a tae ae f ate
9 We ae ag tg a gae. I t aa f a mte Y Y m , !
II Odes
No t I Ko Ho t s m r by g Myb youll row opn door nd cll. m drencd wit bing r rmbling drunk ing dio round m bu m till ing r n clp in t mpin o pc Nw cnturi bgin Lugr. A ro w loin un coming out brillinly on orbck. A ti dy w'l b clo drinking nd joking co o your c Wnr I y r ac, my ou jump ou o it kn! I r om otr roo omwr Any nm or n your Any gl o win or n ti you bring m o prcy I ind my i I nr t go oding nd twitng t clot o your cot in t drm wn w you y t g king r wiing wi m Your y I'm ot rmmbrng your y. Look t u out r moning wit our ir rippd opn Anyon ing your c nd not obd wit ig i cold rock n ground. Wt urtr cur coud pu on im Wt' wor tn ing no word rom you Don't wt your li wit to wo don you Sty wi u W'r c runnng cro bc torn oo rom rind mkng rind wi t . n lood mo in i lp n conud ou o it cnnl n y A r G. Anotr N trt t r 5
You r unlt com wonlod of prnt nd fr wn for t poor ro look up nd t clyx rp opn T lut plyr wt quck fnr your nd nd top nd clo r y Wo luckt n t wol orctr? T rd It mout touc your lp to lrn muc. All rd, urcn pclly, tnk only of t cnc T wy n t cnbrk, fr n t mny wy ty dnc Wtout you ntrumnt would d. n t clo bd you. Anotr tk lon k T tmbourn b, m I m Lt m fl you ntr c lmb bon by bon, tt wt dd lt nt cn b wol tody Wy l om obrr wy nd fl you bbn out? won't do t Etr m nou wn or l m lon, now tt I know ow t to b wt you n contnt conrton
s og d ' g ac b ' ac: Wag ag a, b aa . I ga a . T ac J a a ab g I' c a O a a a bac , b ca a nn , b g c a a a c c b a. T c a a a ba a I ' a b ' bg W g b T' ac a a .
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An y is mn to s tings. h soul is for its own joy A d s on us For oing tu o. Lgs o run ft. Lo s fo nsing into t sky mind for lning wt mn don nd tid to do Mystis not to b sod y gos bind wn it ony wnts to s A lor is lwys usd of somting. ut wn finds s o wt ws ost in t ooking oms bk ompy ngd n t wy to M, mny dngs s t bowing snd ony mls mik to drink Si h pigim kis t blk ston tr wit pu onging, fing in t suf t tst of t ips wnts. s tl k is lik stmping nw oins y pi up wil t rl wok is don outsid by somon digging in t gound
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Wd Wc I Md f O Lv f mp Pae o he epe ha bak o exece Exece h pace ae o o ove o ha epe Ye oehow coe epe, h exece goe Pae o ha happeg, ove a ove o ea I pe ow exece o of epe The oe woop, oe wg o he a, ha wo oe ee o who wa, ee of peece, fee of ageo fea, hope, ee of oao wag The hee-aow oa a pece o a pece o aw bow o o epe. hee wo ag o ch beg o oe eag Exece, epe, oa, aw Wo a wha he o a wep o he wow, ow he a of he oo.
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Wo y Wod W My Mouth All dy think bout it thn t niht y t hr dd I com rom nd wht m uppod b g h no id My oul i from lwhr m r o tht nd ind to nd up thr hi drunknn bn in om othr trn Whn t bck round to tht plc 'll b complty obr Mnwhil 'm lik brd from nothr contnnt ittn in thi y h dy i comin whn I fy off but who i it now in m r, who hr my oic Who y word with my mouth Who look out with my y Wht i th oul cnnot top kin. f could tt on ip of n nwr coud brk out of th prion for drunk I didnt com hr of my own ccord d cnt l tht wy Wor brout m r will o tk m bck. hi potry nr know wht 'm oin to y I don't pln it. Whn I'm outid th yin of it I t ry quit nd rry pk t l (Fro th S Antholo
III Versions Done from he Tnslon of
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Answers from the Elements A whole fternoon fied insde me fro ne ste of eed. he messenger comes running towrd me rrted: Why e so hard to fi1d? Last ight I asked the moon bout the Moon my one question for the visibe word, W here is God The moo says, I m dust stirred up when he passed by he su My face is pale yellow from just now seeing him Water I slide on my head d face like 1 snake, from spell he said. Fire His lightni1g I Unt to be that restless Wind, why so ight? I would burn if I had choice. Earth, quiet and thoughtul? Inside me I hPe garden and n underground spring. h is word huts my head with its aswers wie fiig my hand, not my gass. f coud wake competey, woud say without speaking why 'm ashamed of using words
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