Translated by renowned Rumi expert Nader Khalili, over 120 poems on friendship from the Persian mystic poet and Sufi master have been carefully collected and curated in this beautifully illustrated edition.

For more than eight centuries, Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi—commonly referred to simply as Rumi—has enchanted and enthralled readers from every faith and background with his universal themes of love, friendship, and spirituality, which he seamlessly wove into resplendent poetry.

The verses perfectly express the universal importance of friendship in its many forms. A perfect gift to celebrate a special friendship, allow Rumi to exquisitely express the deeper meanings of being, and having, a friend in your life. 

With intricately designed and richly colored covers that mirror the beauty of the words within, the Timeless Rumi series presents themed collections of poems from the great Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi that serve as cherished tools for self-reflection.

Find Yourself a Friend

find yourself a friend

who is willing to

tolerated you with patience

put to the test the essence

of the best incense

by putting it in fire

drink a cup of poison

if handed to you by a friend

when filled with love and grace

step into the fire

like the chosen prophet

the secret love will change

hot flames to a garden

covered with blossoms

roses and hyacinths and willow

spinning and throwing you

a true friend can hold you

like God and his universe