open the window of your heart and let the spirit speak. ~ Rumi

Do not worry if our harp breaks
thousands more will appear.

We have fallen in the arms of love 
where all is music.

If all the harps in the world were burned down,
still inside the heart
there will be hidden music playing.

Do not worry if all the candles
in the world flicker and die
we have the spark that starts the fire.

The songs we sing
are like foam on the surface of the sea of being
while the precious gems lie deep beneath.

But the tenderness in our songs
is a reflection of what is hidden in the depths.

Stop the flow of your words,
open the window of your heart and
let the spirit speak.

~ Rumi
Translation by Azima Melita Kolin
and Maryam Mafi
“Rumi: Hidden Music”
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2001