Those of you who feel no love

sleep on.

Those of you who are untouched by the sorrows of love

in whose hearts there is no burning passion

sleep on.

Those of you who are not longing for union

and constantly asking, ‘Where is He?’

sleep on.

Love’s path is outside of all religious sects

if trickery and hypocrisy is your way

sleep on.

If like a drunkard in the night you fall left and right

unaware that the time has come for prayer

sleep on.

Fate has taken my sleep but since

it hasn’t taken yours, young man

sleep on.

I have fallen into love’s hands

but since you are in your own

sleep on.

I am drunk on Love

but since you are drunk on food

sleep on.

I have given up words and have nothing more to say

but you can rap yourself in the robe of words and

sleep on.

~Rumi