What it means to Shine (Rumi) YYY

[musical interlude] I know nothing about day or night. I only know the face of that one who fills heaven with light. O moon, poets turn from you when they hear His rhyme, O sun, go and learn from Him what it means to shine. پس خشم من زان سر بود وز عالم دیگر بود این سو جهان آن سو جهان بنشسته من بر آستان بر آستان آن کس بود کو ناطق اخرس بود این رمز گفتی بس بود دیگر مگو درکش زبان O stars, your glitter barely lights the sky O falcon, go and learn from Him what it means to fly. O Heaven, your vault is not so high above O heart, go and learn from Him what it means to love. پس خشم من زان سر بود وز عالم دیگر بود این سو جهان آن سو جهان بنشسته من بر آستان بر آستان آن کس بود کو ناطق اخرس بود این رمز گفتی بس بود دیگر مگو درکش زبان O hands, you move but do nothing for me [O sight, go and learn from him what it means to see] O mind, your restlessness never lets me be O soul, go and learn from Him what it means to be free بر آستان آن کس بود کو ناطق اخرس بود این رمز گفتی بس بود دیگر مگو درکش زبان O Earth, before you wobble and crack within Go and learn from Him what it means to spin. O sky, do not lose your thunderous roar Go and learn from Him what it means to soar. O Life, why do you merely survive? Go and learn from Him what it means be alive. پس خشم من زان سر بود وز عالم دیگر بود این سو جهان آن سو جهان بنشسته من بر آستان بر آستان آن کس بود کو ناطق اخرس بود این رمز گفتی بس بود دیگر مگو درکش زبان [instrumental] [chorus of ethereal female voices] Without Him, Heaven is not clear and would crack The Earth is not firm and would shake. Without Him, The soul is not free and would cry, The heart is not pure and would die. Without Him, Angels would lose their wings And fall from the sky O my, every truth would be a lie. Without Him, Everything you build will fall This life, so dear, would be nothing at all O nothing at all [instrumental] Without Him, Heaven is not clear and would crack The Earth is not firm and would shake Without Him The soul is not free and would cry The heart is not pure and would die. Without Him, Angels would lose their wings And fall from the sky, O my, every truth would be a lie. Without Him, Everything you build will fall This life, so dear, would be nothing at all O nothing at all [instrumental] [fade] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lyrics by Jonathan Star Lyrics found in the first part of the song are based on the following poem from "Rumi: A Garden Beyond Paradise" by Jonathan Star and Shahram Shiva: "They say it's night, but I don't know anything about day or night-- I only know the face of that one who fills the heavens with light. O night, you are dark because you do no know Him. O day, go and learn from Him what it means to shine." Lyrics found in the second part of the song were inspired by verse 39 of the Tao Te Ching: "By realizing the One, Heaven becomes clear, Earth becomes still, spirits gain power, and hearts fill up with joy By realizing the One, kings and lords become instruments of peace and all creatures live joyfully upon this earth Without the One, Heaven has no clarity and would crack, Earth has no peace and would crumble, Spirits have no power and would lose their charm Without the One, hearts would dry up, empires would fall, and all things would go lifelessly upon this earth" (from Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition by Jonathan Star) Persian chorus is taken from a poem by Rumi (Divan-e Shams, ode 1789): English translation: "I see from the Source, from another realm And here I sit on the threshold between the two worlds. Those on the threshold speak with the eloquence of silence. This hint I have given is enough. There’s no need to say anything more."