Did I not say to you, “Go not there, for I am your friend; in this <br />mirage of annihilation I am the fountain of life? ” <br />Even though in anger you depart a hundred thousand years <br />from me, in the end you will come to me, for I am your goal. <br />Did I not say to you, “Be not content with worldly forms, for I <br />am the fashioner of the tabernacle of your contentment? ” <br />Did I not say to you, “I am the sea and you are a single fish; <br />go not to dry land, for I am your crystal sea? ” <br />Did I not say to you, “ Go not like birds to the snare; come, for <br />I am the power of flight and your wings and feet? ” <br />Did I not say to you, “ They will waylay you and make you <br />cold, for I am the fire and warmth and heat of your desire? ” <br />Did I not say to you, “ They will implant in you ugly qualities <br />so that you will forget that I am the source of purity to you? ” <br />Did I not say to you, “Do not say from what direction the ser- <br />vant’s affairs come into order? ” I am the Creator without <br />directions. <br />If you are the lamp of the heart, know where the road is to the <br />house; and if you are godlike of attribute, know that I am your <br />Master.<br /><br />Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/did-i-not-say-to-you/
