Come, seek, for search is the foundation of fortuneA group studying/reading the works of Mevlana Jelaladdin Rumi, 13th century poet and Islamic scholar will meet the 2nd and 4th Thursday of every month beginning on 4/28/2011, 7:30pm at Muslim Community Center, 1677 Oak St Columbus, OH 43205.
If you have favorite poems or books bring them along, we'll read various translators and interpretations, look into Qu'ranic references and discuss our own impressions.
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Come, seek, for search is the foundation of fortune:
every success depends on focusing the heart.
Unconcerned with the business of the world,
keep saying with all your soul, "Coo, Coo," like the dove.
Consider this well, O you whom worldliness veils:
God has linked our invocation to the promise, "I will answer."*
When weakness is cleared from your heart,
your prayer will reach the glorious Lord.
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Hin be-ju keh rokn-e dawlat jostan ast
har goshâdi dar del andar-bastan ast
Az hameh-ye kâr-e jahân pardâkhte
ku o ku mi gu be-jân chon fâkhteh
Nik be-negar andarin ay mohtajeb
keh do`â-râ bast Haqq bar "Astajib"*
Harkeh-râ del pâk shod az e`tedâl
ân do`a-'esh mi ravad tâ Zu al-Jalâl
-- Mathnavi III: 2302-2305
Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski
"Rumi: Jewels of Remembrance"
Threshold Books, 1996
Persian transliteration courtesy of Yahyá Monastra
*al-Mu'min, 60
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Feel free to call or e-mail Hilal at 614-446-3337 hilal1001@sbcglobal.net if you have questions
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