Like this.

If anyone asks you

how the perfect satisfactionof all our sexual wantingwill look,

lift your faceand say,

Like this.

When someone mentions the gracefulnessof the nightsky,

climb up on the roofand dance and say,

Like this.

If anyone wants to know what "spirit" is,

or what "Gods fragrance" means,

lean your head toward him or her.

Keep your face there close.

Like this.

When someone quotes the old poetic image

about clouds gradually uncovering the moon,

slowly loosen knot by knot the stringsof your robe.

Like this.

If anyone wonders how Jesus raised the dead,

dont try to explain the miracle.

Kiss me on the lips.

Like this. Like this.

When someone asks

what it meansto "die for love, "

point

here.

If someone asks how tall I am, frown

and measure with your fingers the space

between the creases on your forehead.

This tall.

The soul sometimes leaves the body,

the returns.

When someone doesnt believe that,

walk back into my house.

Like this.

When lovers moan,

theyre telling our story.

Like this.

I am a sky where spirits live.

Stare into this deepening blue,

while the breeze says a secret.

Like this.

When someone asks what there is to do,

light the candle in his hand.

Like this.

How did Josephs scent come to Jacob?

Huuuuu.

How did Jacobs sight return?

Huuuu.

A little wind cleans the eyes.

Like this.

When Shams comes back from Tabriz, hell put just his head around the edge

of the door to surprise us

Like this.

Jalaluddin Rumi