Remember God and Forget Self
by Rumi
Translated by R. A. Nicholson (1898) · From Dīvāni Shamsi Tabrīz
O spirit, make thy head in search and seeking like the water of a stream,
And O reason, to gain Eternal Life tread ever-lastingly the way of Death.
Keep God in remembrance till self is forgotten,
That thou may be lost in the Called, without distraction of caller and call.
This poem and this translation are in the public domain. Source text: Project Gutenberg.