On That Final Day (Rumi)

On that final day When my casket moves along Do not think my soul will stay in this world for long Do not weep for me crying, “What misfortune, what a loss” For that is a misfortune You should avoid at all cost When you see my lifeless body go by Do not cry out, “gone, gone” For it is my moment of union The embrace of love I come upon As I am lowered into the ground Do not say, farewell to my life For the grave is but a veil That covers the splendor of paradise What appears to you as a setting Is for me the highest goal What appears to you as a lonely grave Is an endless garden for my soul Death is kind, the final breath will be soon What harm ever came to the setting Sun or Moon? Every bucket brings up water for all Now I rise there was never a fall Every lamp brings hope to a dreary night And now I shine with endless delight Do not look for your life over there Find it in your own heart, right here Sing to me with the whispers of dawn And I will rise to hear your triumphant song See the fall, but know the rise will be soon What harm ever came to the setting Sun or Moon? Do not look for your life over there Find it in your own heart, right here Sing to me with the whispers of dawn And I will rise to hear your triumphant song See the fall but know the rise will be soon What harm ever came to the setting Sun or Moon? Every bucket brings up water for all. And now I rise, there was never a fall Every lamp brings hope to a dreary night And now I shine forth with endless delight Do not look for your life over there. Find it in your own heart, right here Sing to me with the whispers of dawn, And I will rise To hear your triumphant song ______________________ Lyrics by Jonathan Star Based on a poem by Rumi found in "Rumi: In the Arms of the Beloved" by Jonathan Star Music inspired by the Suno song, "Death is Kind" by @Kileen3000