The Wisdom Behind the Existence of the Ego
Had I but briefly described your inner world, You would have been terrified; Fear might very well have killed you; You would have been crushed...
Koran
From Captivity to Freedom
The yearning of lovers for each other is a blessed act. In particular, if the one who yearns is Layla, and the one who is...
Be a Human, a Human!
Go to the graveyard. Sit there for a while in silence. Listen to the voices of the mute! Rumi...
Being Blessed With Mercy
If you want to please me, Do not forget that it depends on pleasing people. Rumi...
Love and Hatred
Do not be deceived, O human being, by the pride and fun of this world! Do not be afraid, even if your body is cut...
The Lie in the Mirror
Look, O disciple, at the beauty in the mirror! But do not be deceived by the lie in it, For the beauty of youth will...
The Guardian of Layla’s Abode
Stay silent if you are not Majnun, For the one who has not attained that love, Layla is just a form. Rumi...
You May Hurt Layla!
There is no existence remaining in my body except you, O my beloved! I will therefore disappear in you, The way vinegar disappears in a...
From the Mirror of the Heart
Those who have pure hearts are freed from colors and smells. They easily see a beauty in every breath. They have left behind the decoration...
An Urn of Water
As the good-looking look at a mirror, The generous look at the weak and the poor! Mirrors reflect the beauty in the face of the...
Rumi, Shams and Shab-i Arus
I was dead, yet became alive, I was a tear yet became a smile, I entered the ocean of love, And reached the eternal happiness!...
BIOGRAPHY
Who is Osman Nuri Topbas? Osman Nuri Topbas was born in 1942 in Erenkoy, Istanbul, Turkey to Musa Topbas and Fatma Feride Hanim, H. Fahri...