Rumi zugeschrieben
«The wound is the place where the Light enters you.»
Falsch zugeschrieben
Urteil
Es steht nicht im Werk von Rumi
A viral line with no located counterpart in the *Masnavi*, the *Divan* or *Fihi ma fihi*. It comes from the circuit of free English versions and spreads without reference.
Quelle: Ali, Rozina. «The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi». The New Yorker, 5 de enero de 2017.
Was wirklich gesagt wurde
Belegte Worte von Rumi
«Listen to the reed how it tells a tale, complaining of separations— Saying, "Ever since I was parted from the reed-bed, my lament hath caused man and woman to moan."»
Masnavi, libro I, vv. 1–2 (trad. inglesa de Nicholson, 1926; texto persa según Ganjoor; la versión de Nicholson sigue una lectura que invierte «queja» y «relato»)
«The lover's ailment is separate from all other ailments: love is the astrolabe of the mysteries of God.»
Masnavi, libro I, v. 110 (trad. Nicholson, 1926)
«Whether love be from this (earthly) side or from that (heavenly) side, in the end it leads us yonder.»
Masnavi, libro I, v. 111 (trad. Nicholson, 1926)