Reading Rumi

The voice of a saviour
will soon be heard
as soon as you
clear your hearing

don’t drink now
this polluted water
the elixir of life
will soon arrive

if your desire grace
lose your selfish self
till you can taste
the sweet essence

in the blackest
of your moments
wait with no fear

since the water of life
was found by the prophets
in the darkest caverns

From: Rumi “Fountain of Fire”
Translated by Nader Khalili