A NEW RULE
Summary of the poem "A New Rule" by Jalaluddin
Rumi
The poem talks about two kinds of people: those
who are busy with worldly things and those who are
in love with God. The ones who love God are like
drunk people, but instead of being drunk with wine,
they are drunk with love for God.
The poet says that loving God is the most important
thing in life. We should leave behind our worldly
desires and focus on loving God. When we do this,
our hearts will be broken and our old selves will be
destroyed. But this is a good thing, because it
makes room for God's love to enter our hearts.
, The poet is saying that we should follow a new rule:
to love God with all our hearts and to leave behind
our old ways. We should be like broken glasses,
shattered and useless for worldly things, but useful
for God's love to shine through. This is the path to
true happiness and peace.
EXPLANATION;
The poem begins by describing the state of those
who are intoxicated by worldly desires and
materialism, likening them to "drunkards" who
quarrel and make a scene. In contrast, the "lover" is
described as being even more extreme in their
behavior, but in a positive sense. This represents
the idea that those who are truly in love with Allah
will be willing to abandon all worldly attachments
and desires in order to attain spiritual closeness to
Him.
The image of the "mine of gold" represents the
treasure of spiritual knowledge and closeness to
Summary of the poem "A New Rule" by Jalaluddin
Rumi
The poem talks about two kinds of people: those
who are busy with worldly things and those who are
in love with God. The ones who love God are like
drunk people, but instead of being drunk with wine,
they are drunk with love for God.
The poet says that loving God is the most important
thing in life. We should leave behind our worldly
desires and focus on loving God. When we do this,
our hearts will be broken and our old selves will be
destroyed. But this is a good thing, because it
makes room for God's love to enter our hearts.
, The poet is saying that we should follow a new rule:
to love God with all our hearts and to leave behind
our old ways. We should be like broken glasses,
shattered and useless for worldly things, but useful
for God's love to shine through. This is the path to
true happiness and peace.
EXPLANATION;
The poem begins by describing the state of those
who are intoxicated by worldly desires and
materialism, likening them to "drunkards" who
quarrel and make a scene. In contrast, the "lover" is
described as being even more extreme in their
behavior, but in a positive sense. This represents
the idea that those who are truly in love with Allah
will be willing to abandon all worldly attachments
and desires in order to attain spiritual closeness to
Him.
The image of the "mine of gold" represents the
treasure of spiritual knowledge and closeness to
