Poem translated from Rumi’s Little Book of Life 5

ነጠላ ነፀብራቅ ካንተ የሰረቅሁት፣
በነግ አገኘሁት ዓይኔን ቦግ አድርጐት፡፡
           ከአፍህ የወጣች ብሰማት አንዲት ቃል፣
           ላለም ደንቆሮ ሆንኩ ለህይወት ይበቃል፡፡
ግና ወንድሞቼ እንዲህ ያልተሰማችሁ፣
ካለም ተጣብቃችሁ ወየው መክረማችሁ፡፡

Poem translated from Rumi’s Little Book of Life 4

I stole a glance from You and my eyes

become longing and wistful.

I heard one word from Your lips and

my ears deafened to the world.

But my friend, if you have not had this experience

you are excused to be entangled in this world.