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Be Lost in the Call by Mawlawi Rumi

Analysis

"Be Lost in the Call" is a poem written by Mawlawi Rumi. The poem is about David talking to God. David is asking God why did he create a world when only one is needed. God then replies in length about how humans are needed and he created this world to be a place for them since the two worlds could not exist together. For example, God says, "Jesus sat humbly on the back of an ass, my child! / How could a zephyr ride an ass?" In this, God is saying that if Jesus wasn't a human and instead of zephr, how could he then ride a donkey? Therefore, both humans and this world are needed for each other.

"Be Lost in the Call" is made up of eight stanzas with varying lengths.

Poem

Be Lost in the Call
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Lord, said David, since you do not need us,
why did you create these two worlds?

Reality replied: O prisoner of time,
I was a secret treasure of kindness and generosity,
and I wished this treasure to be known,
so I created a mirror: its shining face, the heart;
its darkened back, the world;
The back would please you if you've never seen the face.

Has anyone ever produced a mirror out of mud and straw?
Yet clean away the mud and straw,
and a mirror might be revealed.

Until the juice ferments a while in the cask,
it isn't wine. If you wish your heart to be bright,
you must do a little work.

My King addressed the soul of my flesh:
You return just as you left.
Where are the traces of my gifts?

We know that alchemy transforms copper into gold.
This Sun doesn't want a crown or robe from God's grace.
He is a hat to a hundred bald men,
a covering for ten who were naked.

Jesus sat humbly on the back of an ass, my child!
How could a zephyr ride an ass?
Spirit, find your way, in seeking lowness like a stream.
Reason, tread the path of selflessness into eternity.

Remember God so much that you are forgotten.
Let the caller and the called disappear;
be lost in the Call.

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