Mathnawi

Sufi dervish

Sufi Poetry

Sufi Poetry Sufi poetry (شعر‌ صوفی) has been written primarily in Persian, both for private devotional reading and as lyrics for music played during worship, or dhikr. Themes and styles established in Punjabi poetry, Sindhi poetry, Arabic poetry and mostly Persian poetry have had an enormous influence on Sufi poetry throughout the Islamic world, and is often part of Sufi...

Maṭnawīye Ma'nawī Mevlâna Museum, Konya, Turkey

Masnavi

Masnavi The Masnavi, or Masnavi-ye-Ma’navi (مثنوی معنوی‎), also written Mathnawi, or Mathnavi, is an extensive poem written in Persian by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Balkhi also known as Rumi. The Masnavi is one of the most influential works of Sufism, commonly called “the Quran in Persian”. It has been viewed by many commentators as...

Tomb shrine of Rumi, Konya

Poems By Rumi

Poems By Rumi We have collected and put the best poems by Rumi. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (جلال‌الدین محمد رومی‎), also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (جلال‌الدین محمد بلخى), Mevlânâ, Mawlānā (مولانا, “our master”), Mevlevî, Mawlawī (مولوی,...