180 Inspiring Rumi Quotes That Will Awaken Your Soul

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, the 13th-century Persian poet, mystic, and philosopher, has left behind a treasure trove of wisdom that continues to inspire people across the world. His words speak to the depths of the human soul, urging us to seek love, embrace change, and find our true selves. Here are 180 of Rumi’s most inspiring quotes to awaken your soul and bring light to your journey.

1-10: Love and the Heart

1. “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” – Rumi
2. “The moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given, the door will open.” – Rumi
3. “Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction.” – Rumi
4. “Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.” – Rumi
5. “Close your eyes, fall in love, stay there.” – Rumi
6. “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” – Rumi
7. “Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.” – Rumi
8. “You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?” – Rumi
9. “What you seek is seeking you.” – Rumi
10. “Love is the bridge between you and everything.” – Rumi

11-20: Spiritual Awakening

11. “The soul has been given its own ears to hear things the mind does not understand.” – Rumi
12. “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” – Rumi
13. “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” – Rumi
14. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” – Rumi
15. “Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” – Rumi
16. “When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.” – Rumi
17. “Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others’ faults.” – Rumi
18. “Respond to every call that excites your spirit.” – Rumi
19. “Let yourself become living poetry.” – Rumi
20. “Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead, let life live through you.” – Rumi

21-30: The Journey Within

21. “You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust.” – Rumi
22. “Don’t get lost in your pain. Know that one day your pain will become your cure.” – Rumi
23. “Be patient where you sit in the dark. The dawn is coming.” – Rumi
24. “Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise.” – Rumi
25. “Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?” – Rumi
26. “Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving. It doesn’t matter.” – Rumi
27. “Know that one day your pain will become your cure.” – Rumi
28. “Be like a river. Flow around obstacles.” – Rumi
29. “Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.” – Rumi
30. “With life as short as a half-taken breath, don’t plant anything but love.” – Rumi

31-40: Wisdom and Growth

• “Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.” – Rumi
• “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” – Rumi
• “Be full of sorrow, that you may become hill of joy; weep, that you may break into laughter.” – Rumi
• “Listen with the ears of tolerance! See through the eyes of compassion! Speak with the language of love.” – Rumi
• “To praise the sun is to praise your own eyes.” – Rumi
• “Don’t seek water. Seek thirst.” – Rumi
• “In the blackest of your moments, wait with no fear.” – Rumi
• “Be like a candle that spreads light in the darkness.” – Rumi
• “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” – Rumi
• “If everything around seems dark, look again, you may be the light.” – Rumi

41-50: Finding Inner Peace

41. “When the soul looks out of its body, it should see only beauty in its path.” – Rumi
42. “The quiet whisper of your soul is your true guide.” – Rumi
43. “If the light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” – Rumi
44. “Be silent, only the hand of God can remove the burdens of the heart.” – Rumi
45. “There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” – Rumi
46. “Flow down and down into always widening rings of being.” – Rumi
47. “The soul is here for its own joy.” – Rumi
48. “Don’t be the rider who gallops all night and never sees the horse that is beneath him.” – Rumi
49. “Inside you there’s an artist you don’t know about.” – Rumi
50. “Let yourself be as open as the sky, as soft as the breeze.” – Rumi

51-60: Light and Darkness

51. “Know that darkness is your candle.” – Rumi
52. “The moon stays bright when it doesn’t avoid the night.” – Rumi
53. “Don’t turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That’s where the light enters you.” – Rumi
54. “When the soul sees itself, it smiles in the mirror of light.” – Rumi
55. “Be like the night sky, full of mysteries, yet never in despair.” – Rumi
56. “Shine like the whole universe is yours.” – Rumi
57. “With life’s difficulties, let light be your answer.” – Rumi
58. “If you are seeking light, let yourself be the mirror.” – Rumi
59. “Let go of your worries. The sun will rise again.” – Rumi
60. “Don’t let your soul shrink into the darkness of fear.” – Rumi

61-70: Surrender and Trust

61. “Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall.” – Rumi
62. “When you let go of who you are, you become who you might be.” – Rumi
63. “Try to be a sheet of paper with nothing on it.” – Rumi
64. “Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.” – Rumi
65. “Don’t resist the flow. Surrender to love.” – Rumi
66. “Patience is not sitting and waiting. It is foreseeing.” – Rumi
67. “Trust your soul, it knows the way.” – Rumi
68. “Let yourself be still, and the river will carry you.” – Rumi
69. “If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?” – Rumi
70. “When the soul surrenders, the universe embraces it.” – Rumi

71-80: Love and Unity

71. “Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces.” – Rumi
72. “Be drunk on love, since love is all that exists.” – Rumi
73. “A soul connected to love needs nothing else.” – Rumi
74. “Be the one who nurtures and builds.” – Rumi
75. “Don’t seek love. Become love.” – Rumi
76. “Love will find its way through all languages on its own.” – Rumi
77. “When love moves within you, the whole universe dances.” – Rumi
78. “To love is to recognize yourself in another.” – Rumi
79. “Be like the moon, shine your love on all, even in darkness.” – Rumi
80. “With love, every moment is an eternity.” – Rumi

81-90: Life and Change

81. “Try to be the rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Rumi
82. “Don’t search for water, be thirsty.” – Rumi
83. “Every step of the journey is the journey.” – Rumi
84. “Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” – Rumi
85. “Everything you need, you already are.” – Rumi
86. “Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.” – Rumi
87. “Don’t seek to find yourself, seek to lose yourself in the divine.” – Rumi
88. “Whatever happens, just keep smiling.” – Rumi
89. “If the soul is on fire, let it burn and transform.” – Rumi
90. “Change the way you see, and the world will change.” – Rumi

91-100: Silence and Reflection

91. “Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation.” – Rumi
92. “Listen to the silence, it has much to say.” – Rumi
93. “Be still and listen. The earth speaks to you.” – Rumi
94. “When words are lost, the heart speaks.” – Rumi
95. “Somewhere between right and wrong, there is a garden. I will meet you there.” – Rumi
96. “Let silence take you to the core of life.” – Rumi
97. “Don’t waste words. Let your actions be poetry.” – Rumi
98. “A quiet mind hears more than a loud one.” – Rumi
99. “There is a place where words are born of silence.” – Rumi
100. “Dissolve into silence, for silence is where the soul rests.” – Rumi

101-110: The Power of the Present Moment

101. “Be like a child—play, sing, dance, and live in the moment.” – Rumi
102. “Don’t wait for tomorrow. Look for the light within you today.” – Rumi
103. “Don’t be satisfied with what you have. Go on beyond it.” – Rumi
104. “There is only one time when it’s essential to awaken. That time is now.” – Rumi
105. “Be present in every breath you take.” – Rumi
106. “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is not yet here. Let us live fully now.” – Rumi
107. “Don’t let your mind wander in the past or future. Stay here, in the now.” – Rumi
108. “This moment is all there is.” – Rumi
109. “Now is where love breathes.” – Rumi
110. “Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.” – Rumi

111-120: Courage and Strength

111. “Be wild. Don’t let them tame you.” – Rumi
112. “When the soul is ready, its teacher appears.” – Rumi
113. “Move, but don’t move the way fear makes you move.” – Rumi
114. “You are strong enough to break through any barrier.” – Rumi
115. “Go on! The world needs your light.” – Rumi
116. “It’s your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.” – Rumi
117. “Give up all your fears. Embrace the vastness.” – Rumi
118. “Run from what’s comfortable. Be fearless.” – Rumi
119. “You were created to go beyond your limits.” – Rumi
120. “Be patient. Sometimes you have to go through the worst to get to the best.” – Rumi

121-130: Love and Devotion

121. “Love rests in reason, but moves with passion.” – Rumi
122. “You are the beloved. You have always been the beloved.” – Rumi
123. “Love isn’t something you find; it’s something you become.” – Rumi
124. “My soul and your soul are forever tangled.” – Rumi
125. “Be a lamp, a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal.” – Rumi
126. “Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.” – Rumi
127. “Be the soul of the place you stand.” – Rumi
128. “The way of love is not a subtle argument. The door is devastation.” – Rumi
129. “Let yourself be silently drawn by love’s strange pull.” – Rumi
130. “When the soul has seen, nothing else matters.” – Rumi

131-140: Freedom and Letting Go

131. “You were born with wings. Learn to use them and fly.” – Rumi
132. “Let go of the past, and the future will take care of itself.” – Rumi
133. “Don’t settle for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Rumi
134. “Stop acting so small. You are the universe in motion.” – Rumi
135. “Your soul is too big for this world. That’s why it aches sometimes.” – Rumi
136. “Dissolve yourself into the wind. Be weightless.” – Rumi
137. “Why do you carry the whole world’s burden? Let it go.” – Rumi
138. “There is an unseen sweetness in the wind. Let it take you.” – Rumi
139. “Die before you die, so that you can truly live.” – Rumi
140. “If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.” – Rumi

141-150: The Beauty of the Soul

141. “The soul is neither inside nor outside. It is beyond space and time.” – Rumi
142. “Your soul is your home. Return to it often.” – Rumi
143. “Do not be satisfied with surface-level truths. Dive deep into the ocean of the soul.” – Rumi
144. “Your soul was made for joy, not for fear.” – Rumi
145. “If you could see your soul, you would never doubt your worth again.” – Rumi
146. “Let your soul guide you. It knows the way.” – Rumi
147. “When the soul awakens, the whole world shines.” – Rumi
148. “There is a song in your soul. Listen to it.” – Rumi
149. “Your soul is the place where love and eternity meet.” – Rumi
150. “At the center of your soul, there is only peace.” – Rumi

151-160: Gratitude and Joy

151. “Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.” – Rumi
152. “Give thanks for your pain, for it brings wisdom.” – Rumi
153. “The only way to true joy is gratitude.” – Rumi
154. “Laugh as much as you breathe. Love as long as you live.” – Rumi
155. “Every morning, wake up with a heart full of gratitude.” – Rumi
156. “Find joy in the simplest things.” – Rumi
157. “Dance with the joy of being alive.” – Rumi
158. “Wear gratitude like a cloak, and it will feed your soul.” – Rumi
159. “A joyful heart attracts miracles.” – Rumi
160. “When you are grateful, the whole universe rejoices with you.” – Rumi

161-170: Finding the Divine

161. “When you let go of yourself, you become the Beloved.” – Rumi
162. “You were created to know the divine within you.” – Rumi
163. “The divine is not in the sky, nor in the earth, but within your own heart.” – Rumi
164. “Let yourself be lost in the music of the divine.” – Rumi
165. “Every breath you take is a step toward the divine.” – Rumi
166. “God is closer than your own heartbeat.” – Rumi
167. “What is seeking you is already within you.” – Rumi
168. “Become empty, and let the divine fill you.” – Rumi
169. “If you want to know God, look within.” – Rumi
170. “The divine light is always shining. Open your eyes.” – Rumi

171-180: Embracing the Mystery of Life

171. “Life is a mystery. Live it fully.” – Rumi
172. “Trust in the unseen, for it holds the greatest treasures.” – Rumi
173. “Let the unknown guide you to where you belong.” – Rumi
174. “Be comfortable with not knowing.” – Rumi
175. “Your journey is written in the stars.” – Rumi
176. “Don’t fear the mystery. Embrace it.” – Rumi
177. “Your path is unfolding exactly as it should.” – Rumi
178. “The unknown is not empty; it is full of possibility.” – Rumi
179. “Let yourself be carried by the great mystery.” – Rumi
180. “Everything is connected, even the things we cannot see.” – Rumi

Wrapping Up

Rumi’s words remind us of the boundless beauty of love, the importance of self-discovery, and the eternal presence of divine wisdom in our lives. Each quote carries a profound lesson, offering guidance, hope, and a reminder that our journey is filled with endless possibilities. May these words awaken your soul and inspire you to embrace life with open arms.