Farsi Fridays: June 17, 2022
/Though it is now translated in to hundreds of languages, Rumi’s original work was written in Farsi – including his famous Mathnawi. Each Friday we send out a word or phrase, in Farsi, that can be found in Rumi’s work. You can listen to the pronunciation and learn the meaning of Farsi words that often appear in Rumi's poetry.
Farsi Fridays is an opportunity to learn Rumi's language and better understand his wisdoms.
“انس is a level of understanding and awareness that makes us truly انسان (human). An evolved human understands interconnectedness, not only to other humans, but to all of nature. انس connects us through love and kindness and makes us understand the role we are playing in this world. A child can show انس towards a mother or caregiver they have received love and kindness from. To be truly human, with heart and soul, is to understand انس, otherwise, we are just بشر, or the physical human being.”
انس
“kind”
Below are moments from Rumi’s Mathnawi where he uses the word عقل (“rationality”)…
هشیاری دهد
عقلها مر عقل را یاری دهد
“Including more perceptions and associating them will bring more understanding
since knowledge of others will bring more support and knowing.”
~Rumi
Source: Mathnawi I, 1043
Translated by Fariba Enteshari, © Rumi Educational Center