The first collection of poems translated into English from the forbidden volume of the Divan of Rumi--Provided by publisher The first collection of poems translated into English from the forbidden volume of the Divan of Rumi. Introduction 1(10) Songs to Shams, Songs to God 11(62) He Took Me Under His Arm 15(2) Split Wide Open 17(1) I Won't Repent His Love 18(3) How Can I Fool Him? 21(2) Water 23(1) Stay with Me 24(2) Conversations with God 26(2) The Greatness of Absence 28(2) How Happy a Time 30(1) What a Bird! 31(1) Love Letter to Shams 32(2) Death Is Life for You 34(1) More Than These 35(2) What Can I Do? 37(2) Give Up Yourself 39(1) I Keep Smiling 40(1) Why Are You Deceiving Me? 41(2) He Embraced Me Like His Own Soul 43(1) The Placeless Place 44(1) Everyone Else Is a Stranger 45(1) Beautiful One 46(3) The Promise Is Sweet 49(1) Still Say Nothing 50(2) Flying High On Your Wine 52(1) Offer Your Wine 53(1) Please Don't Go 54(1) It Wasn't Like That 55(4) Shamseddin 59(2) The Road Is Narrow 61(1) Don't Go Away 62(3) Lifting the Curtain 65(1) His Trace 66(2) Wherever You Are 68(1) Don't Go Anywhere Without Me 69(1) Your Blessing Is Unconditional 70(3) Songs of Advice, Songs of Admonition 73(78) Search There 77(1) The Best Nourishment 78(1) Fasting 79(1) Divine Road 80(1) Choose Love 81(1) God's Ocean 82(1) Watch How God Opens the Door 83(2) The Journey Starts Here 85(1) Ascend the Mountain of Love 86(1) Don't You Recall? 87(1) These Two Worlds 88(1) Outside the Sack 89(1) A Rascal in the Bazaar 90(5) Just Do It 95(1) Your Overflowing Secrets 96(2) The Drunks of Union 98(1) Ahead of the Thought 99(1) The Land of Absence 100(2) Love Is Its Own Proof 102(1) Advice to the Drunk at Heart 103(2) Light and Shadow 105(2) Words into Dust 107(1) Time to Journey 108(1) Come as You Are 109(2) The Language of the Heart 111(3) Free Wine 114(1) The Perfect Host 115(1) A Helper of Hearts 116(2) A Life Without Art 118(1) God's Artistry 119(1) All That Is Good 120(2) Open the Door 122(1) Donkey and Ox 123(2) Checkmate 125(1) The Caravan's Bells 126(1) Steal Pearls 127(1) This Temporary World 128(2) Some Advice 130(1) Music at the Tavern of Eternity 131(2) The Eggshell of the Body 133(1) Open Your Door 134(1) Heaven's Door 135(1) Reborn 136(1) Submerged in Absence 137(1) Life Is Coming to the Rose Garden 138(1) The Path in the Heart 139(1) The Rose's Plea 140(1) Why Are You So Reasonable? 141(1) You Are in His Hand 142(1) Cries of Confirmation 143(1) Words of the Secrets 144(1) Hidden from the Eyes 145(1) You Snatched My Heart 146(2) The Moon's Slave 148(1) Cut It Short 149(2) Songs of Heresy 151(13) You Can't Get Away 154(2) I Came Back to You 156(1) Everyone Is Welcome to This School 157(2) A Stranger to Myself 159(1) I Am the One! 160(2) Wake Up from Your Sleep 162(1) He Is Beyond Praise 163(1) Translator's Afterword 164