(?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi

“I'm drenched
in the flood
which has yet to come

I'm tied up
in the prison
that has yet to exist

Not having played
the game of chess
I'm already the checkmate

Not having tasted
a single cup of your wine
I'm already drunk

Not having entered
the battlefield
I'm already wounded and slain

I no longer
know the difference
between image and reality

Like the shadow
I am
and
I am not”

Jalaluddin Rumi, The Love Poems of Rumi
Read more quotes from Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi


Share this quote:
Share on Twitter

Friends Who Liked This Quote

To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!

29 likes
All Members Who Liked This Quote



This Quote Is From

The Love Poems of Rumi The Love Poems of Rumi by Deepak Chopra
5,249 ratings, average rating, 451 reviews

Browse By Tag