Reason says, <br />I will win him with my eloquence. <br /> <br />Love says, <br />I will win him with my silence. <br /> <br />Soul says, <br />How can I ever win him <br />When all I have is already his? <br /> <br />He does not want, he does not worry, <br />He does not seek a sublime state of euphoria - <br />How then can I win him <br />With sweet wine or gold? <br /> <br />He is not bound by the senses - <br />How then can I win him <br />With all the riches of China? <br /> <br />He is an angel, <br />Though he appears in the form of a man. <br />Even angels cannot fly in his presence - <br />How then can I win him <br />By assuming a heavenly form? <br /> <br />He flies on the wings of God, <br />His food is pure light - <br />How then can I win him <br />With a loaf of baked bread? <br /> <br />He is neither a merchant, nor a tradesman - <br />How then can I win him <br />With a plan of great profit? <br /> <br />He is not blind, nor easily fooled - <br />How then can I win him <br />By lying in bed as if gravely ill? <br /> <br />I will go mad, pull out my hair, <br />Grind my face in the dirt - <br />How will this win him? <br /> <br />He sees everything - <br />how can I ever fool him? <br /> <br />He is not a seeker of fame, <br />A prince addicted to the praise of poets - <br />How then can I win him <br />With flowing rhymes and poetic verses? <br /> <br />The glory of his unseen form <br />Fills the whole universe <br />How then can I win him <br />With a mere promise of paradise? <br /> <br />I may cover the earth with roses, <br />I may fill the ocean with tears, <br />I may shake the heavens with praises - <br />none of this will win him. <br /> <br />There is only one way to win him, <br />this Beloved of mine - <br /> <br />Become his.<br /><br />Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/this-will-not-win-him/
