When I Die
by Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi
‘When I Die’ is an incredible Rumi poem about eternal life after death. The poet proposes not to grieve his death as it’s just a means to a new beginning, not an end.
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi, better known as only Rumi, was a 13th-century Persian poet and theologian. His poems have been translated worldwide. He is often regarded as one of the world’s most popular poets. His verse was mostly written in Persian, but he also sometimes used Turkish, Arabic, and Greek.
‘When I Die’ is an incredible Rumi poem about eternal life after death. The poet proposes not to grieve his death as it’s just a means to a new beginning, not an end.