150 Beautiful Rumi Quotes That Speak to the Heart
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Jalal al-Din Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic, left behind a treasure trove of wisdom that continues to inspire people across the world. His words, filled with love, spirituality, and profound understanding of the human experience, resonate deeply with the heart and soul. Here are 150 beautiful Rumi quotes that will uplift your spirit and fill your heart with light.
1-10: Love and the Heart’s Longing
- “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”
- “You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”
- “Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.”
- “Close your eyes, fall in love, stay there.”
- “Love is the bridge between you and everything.”
- “Let yourself be loved, O Beloved, because you are made of love.”
- “Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.”
- “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
- “A thousand half-loves must be forsaken to take one whole heart home.”
- “If the house of the world is dark, love will find a way to create windows.”
11-20: The Path to Inner Peace
- “When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.”
- “Don’t get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure.”
- “Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead, let life live through you.”
- “Be patient where you sit in the dark. The dawn is coming.”
- “Inside you, there’s an artist you don’t know about.”
- “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
- “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”
- “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”
- “Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others’ faults.”
- “Listen to the silence. It has so much to say.”
21-30: The Beauty of the Present Moment
- “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
- “Try to enjoy the great unfolding of each moment.”
- “When the soul sees itself as a drop in the ocean, it rejoices in its longing.”
- “Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?”
- “Do not be satisfied with the surface of life, dive deeper.”
- “Be like a river, constantly flowing and finding its way.”
- “If everything around you seems dark, look again. You may be the light.”
- “You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust.”
- “The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”
- “This moment is all there is.”
31-40: Love and Divine Connection
- “Dance, when you’re broken open. Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off.”
- “With life as short as a half-taken breath, don’t plant anything but love.”
- “There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled.”
- “Don’t go back to sleep. The door is round and open.”
- “Find the sweetness in your own heart, then you may find the sweetness in every heart.”
- “Your light is more magnificent than the sun.”
- “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.”
- “The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.”
- “If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?”
- “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you love.”
41-50: The Power of the Soul
- “You were born with wings, learn to use them and fly.”
- “Go on! We’ll meet again in the most unexpected place.”
- “Be soulful. Be kind. Be in love.”
- “Be drunk with love, for love is all that exists.”
- “Shine like the whole universe is yours.”
- “There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.”
- “Be empty of worrying. Think of who created thought.”
- “Your body is away from me, but there is a window open from my heart to yours.”
- “I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.”
- “You were sent for a special purpose. Do not leave it unfulfilled.”
51-60: Light and Awakening
- “Know that one day, your pain will become your cure.”
- “If you are seeking, seek us with joy, for we live in the kingdom of joy.”
- “Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal.”
- “Don’t be afraid of what you are not yet.”
- “Step out of the circle of time and into the circle of love.”
- “What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle.”
- “In every moment, the heart is whispering for love.”
- “Forget safety. Live where you fear to live.”
- “Let silence take you to the core of life.”
- “Love rests on no foundation. It is an endless ocean, with no beginning or end.”
61-70: Letting Go and Moving Forward
- “Don’t carry your whole past on your shoulders. Let it be the wind behind you.”
- “Be like the moon, show the beauty of your light even in darkness.”
- “Don’t get lost in your thoughts, find yourself in your soul.”
- “The soul has been given its own ears to hear things the mind does not understand.”
- “Don’t dismiss the heart, even if it’s been broken a hundred times.”
- “Find the light within you and shine it upon the world.”
- “Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.”
- “Be wild. Dance like nobody’s watching. Love like it’s never going to hurt.”
- “What you seek is seeking you.”
- “The moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given, the door opens.”
71-80: Divine Love and Mysticism
- “When love itself comes to kiss you, don’t hold back!”
- “The garden of the soul blooms when the heart is open.”
- “Do you pay regular visits to yourself? Start now.”
- “To praise the sun is to praise your own soul.”
- “The sky will open up to the ones who know how to fly.”
- “Be in this world as if you were a traveler.”
- “Be like a mirror, reflect only love.”
- “The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you.”
- “Don’t try to be someone else. Be yourself, in all your glory.”
- “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love.”
81-90: Wisdom and Reflection
- “Half of life is lost in thinking about the past. The other half is lost in waiting for the future.”
- “Don’t wish for good things. Wish to be the good thing.”
- “Your soul is a treasure. Do not let dust settle on it.”
- “When the soul sees itself as free, it dances.”
- “Move beyond right and wrong, there is a field. I will meet you there.”
- “When you let go of who you are, you become what you might be.”
- “Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving—it doesn’t matter.”
- “Look past your thoughts, so you may drink the pure nectar of This Moment.”
- “Patience is not sitting and waiting, it is foreseeing.”
- “My soul is from elsewhere, I am sure of that.”
91-100: The Beauty of Simplicity
- “Love is the endless act of forgiveness.”
- “Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralyzed.”
- “The world is but a mirror of yourself.”
- “When your soul is tired, sleep is not the answer.”
- “Don’t get stuck in the same story. Turn the page.”
- “There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”
- “Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall.”
- “We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust.”
- “To love is to reach God.”
- “Inside you is an entire universe.”
101-110: The Power of Love and Connection
- “When the soul starts to sing, you’ll find its music in everything.”
- “Don’t seek water, seek thirst.”
- “Don’t be satisfied with the stories of how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”
- “Love risks everything and asks for nothing.”
- “Be foolishly in love, because love is all there is.”
- “The beauty of the heart is the lasting beauty.”
- “Do not worry if all the candles in the world flicker and die. We have the spark that starts the fire.”
- “With love, you will find your way even among the darkest stars.”
- “We are born of love. Love is our mother.”
- “This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment.”
111-120: Letting Go and Finding Freedom
- “Be like a bird, who flies freely without a worry of tomorrow.”
- “When the soul has seen the sunrise, it never fears the sunset.”
- “You must destroy your own limits if you wish to be free.”
- “Let yourself be as open as the sky, and your heart will soar.”
- “Don’t let your mind be a prison; set yourself free with love.”
- “Leave behind what no longer serves you, and step into the light of your own being.”
- “In surrender, you become infinite.”
- “What you let go of creates space for what truly belongs to you.”
- “Chains of fear will fall away when you trust the flow of life.”
- “Don’t seek refuge in the past; the present is where your wings are waiting to unfold.”
121-130: Inner Light and Truth
- “There is a light inside of you that no one can dim.”
- “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
- “When you let go of your fears, you will find your true self waiting for you.”
- “Truth is a mirror in the hands of God. It fell and broke into pieces. Everyone picked up a piece and looked into it, imagining they had the whole.”
- “If you wish to shine like the day, burn up the night of self-importance.”
- “Be light. Be love. Be limitless.”
- “Do not hide your light. The world needs it.”
- “When you are quiet, the truth will rise to meet you.”
- “Your soul already knows the way—follow it with trust.”
- “Truth lifts the heart, like a flame rising toward the sky.”
131-140: Embracing Change and Growth
- “Try something different. Surrender.”
- “The moment you let go of fear, a new world opens.”
- “You were not made to stay the same; you were made to grow.”
- “Step into the unknown and discover the miracle of change.”
- “Be like a river—always moving, always evolving.”
- “Change is never painful. Only resistance to change is painful.”
- “Find joy in the spaces between what was and what will be.”
- “Don’t fear the fall; it is how you learn to fly.”
- “Every sunset is an opportunity to begin again.”
- “Turn your wounds into wisdom, your pain into poetry.”
141-150: The Journey of the Soul
- “This world is a mountain, in which your deeds echo back to you.”
- “Knock, and He’ll open the door. Vanish, and He’ll make you shine like the sun.”
- “The soul is always whispering to you. Listen closely.”
- “When the soul awakens, even the stars will bow in wonder.”
- “Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.”
- “To reach the truth, you must lose yourself in love.”
- “If you knew yourself even for a moment, if you could glimpse your most beautiful face, maybe you wouldn’t slumber so deeply in that house of clay.”
- “The soul has been given its own ears to hear things the mind does not understand.”
- “Life is a journey from the head to the heart.”
- “Be like the sun—rise up, shine bright, and give warmth to all.”
Wrapping Up
Rumi’s wisdom invites us to embrace love, truth, and the beauty of our own souls. His words remind us to let go of fear, follow the heart’s whispers, and trust in the divine flow of life. May these quotes serve as a guiding light on your journey toward inner peace and boundless love.
