Poem of the Atoms | Sufi Mysticism (Music Video of the Week)

Music Video of the Week, 6 Jan 2025

Rumi | Who Am I – TRANSCEND Media Service

Music Composition: Armand Amar – With Subtitles

A Poem That Speaks to the Soul

Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi, better known simply as Rumi, was perhaps the greatest Sufi mystic and the finest Persian poet of all time. He had a great influence on Muslim writing and culture. It is believed that Rumi would turn round and round while reciting his poetry, and it is this dance which formed the basis for the Whirling Dervishes, after his death. Dervish means doorway, and the dance is believed to be a mystical portal between the earthly and cosmic worlds.

LYRICS
O day, arise! The atoms are dancing
Thanks to Him the universe is dancing
The souls are dancing, overcome with ecstasy
I’ll whisper in your ear where their dance is taking them
All the atoms in the air and in the desert know well, they are in a frenzy
Every single atom, happy or miserable
Becomes enamored of the sun, of which nothing can be said

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